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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Game & Interactive Media Design (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

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31 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 2,963 people earned their degree in game and interactive media design, making the major the 293rd most popular in the United States.

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 $48-$75k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in game and interactive media design. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent game and interactive media design programs, but they also cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Game & Interactive Media Design (Income $48-$75k) 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Saint Charles, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s game and interactive media design students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lindenwood University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lindenwood University is $16,340 for plains states region bachelor’s degree game and interactive media design students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Game & Interactive Media Design at Lindenwood University

#2

Drury University

Springfield, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drury 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 $48-$75k. Springfield, 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 2 students in 2019-2020.

Drury University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Drury University is $16,808 for plains states region bachelor’s degree game and interactive media design students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Drury University Game & Interactive Media Design Report

#3

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Webster University landed the #3 spot on the list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s game and interactive media design degrees to 19 students 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 $21,689 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Game and Interactive Media Design students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Game & Interactive Media Design at Webster

#4

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 #4 on our 2022 Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k 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.

Kansas City Art Institute did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $29,729 for plains states region bachelor’s degree game and interactive media design students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Kansas City Art Institute.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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

#5

Rasmussen University - Minnesota

St. Cloud, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rasmussen University - Minnesota. 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 $48-$75k list. Located in St. Cloud, Minnesota, this small private for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s game and interactive media design students 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. It costs about $19,054 for plains states region bachelor’s degree game and interactive media design students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Rasmussen University - Minnesota.

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

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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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