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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Game & Interactive Media Design (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Ranked Colleges
141 Degrees Awarded
$32,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 258 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 141 game and interactive media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree game and interactive media design students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Game & Interactive Media Design (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This medium-sized school is located in Troy, New York, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2019-2020.

RPI also took the #1 spot in our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $34,046 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Game and Interactive Media Design students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend RPI.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full RPI Game & Interactive Media Design Report

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 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 11 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree game and interactive media design students whose families make $75-$110k list, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Harrisburg University of Science and Technology is $17,443 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Game and Interactive Media Design students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#3

Albright College

Reading, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Albright College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Reading, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Albright, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Albright College is $21,208 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Game and Interactive Media Design students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Albright College Game & Interactive Media Design Report

#4

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marist College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Marist is a private not-for-profit institution located in Poughkeepsie, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree game and interactive media design students whose families make $75-$110k list, Marist has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Marist College is $34,856 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Game and Interactive Media Design students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Full Marist Game & Interactive Media Design Report

#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree game and interactive media design students whose families make $75-$110k list, Drexel has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $36,496 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree game and interactive media design students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Drexel.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Drexel Game & Interactive Media Design Report

#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Maryland Institute College of Art did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2019-2020.

MICA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $42,643 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Game and Interactive Media Design students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend MICA.

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%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Game & Interactive Media Design at MICA

#7

The University of the Arts

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

The University of the Arts landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. The University of the Arts is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s game and interactive media design degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree game and interactive media design students whose families make $75-$110k list, UArts has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UArts is $39,411 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Game and Interactive Media Design students whose families make $75-$110k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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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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