2022 Best Value Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation Schools for a Master’s in California

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking.

Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation is the 525th most popular major in the country with 782 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 324 modeling, virtual environments and simulation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 124 modeling, virtual environments and simulation graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in modeling, virtual environments and simulation. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality modeling, virtual environments and simulation programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the modeling, virtual environments and simulation program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation Schools for a Master’s in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation Schools for a Master’s in California.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation in California

#1

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California

#3 in overall quality

$28,952 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Cruz. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation Schools for a Master’s in California list. University of California - Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 masters’s modeling, virtual environments and simulation degrees to qualified students.

UC Santa Cruz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Cruz are $28,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation at University of California - Santa Cruz

#2

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California

#2 in overall quality

$27,688 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Art University landed the #2 spot on the list. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 57 masters’s modeling, virtual environments and simulation degrees in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation at Academy of Art University

#3

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation Schools for a Master’s in California list. USC is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 21 masters’s modeling, virtual environments and simulation degrees in 2019-2020.

USC also made our “Best Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715.

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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