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2022 Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
31 Degrees Awarded
$18,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Game & Interactive Media Design is the 293rd most popular major in the country with 2,963 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 52 game and interactive media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 31 game and interactive media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in game and interactive media design. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality game and interactive media design programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the game and interactive media design program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Game & Interactive Media Design (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the #1 spot on the list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Charles, Missouri. It awarded 2 bachelors’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2019-2020.

Lindenwood University also made our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Lindenwood University is $14,388 for plains states region bachelor’s degree game and interactive media design students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Lindenwood University Game & Interactive Media Design Report

#2

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Webster University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Webster University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 19 bachelors’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2019-2020.

Webster not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Webster is $18,661 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Game and Interactive Media Design students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Game & Interactive Media Design at Webster University

#3

Drury University

Springfield, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Drury University landed the #3 spot on the list. Drury University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 2 bachelors’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2019-2020.

Drury University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Drury University is $13,925 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Game and Interactive Media Design students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Game & Interactive Media Design at Drury University

#4

Rasmussen University - Minnesota

St. Cloud, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rasmussen University - Minnesota landed the #4 spot on the list. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small private for-profit school situated in St. Cloud, Minnesota. It awarded 1 bachelors’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2019-2020.

Rasmussen University - Minnesota also made our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Rasmussen University - Minnesota is $17,479 for plains states region bachelor’s degree game and interactive media design students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.

Read more about Game & Interactive Media Design at Rasmussen University - Minnesota

#5

Kansas City Art Institute

Kansas City, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas City Art Institute. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s game and interactive media design degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kansas City Art Institute, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Kansas City Art Institute is $26,393 for plains states region bachelor’s degree game and interactive media design students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Game & Interactive Media Design at Kansas City Art Institute

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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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