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

6 Ranked Colleges
250 Degrees Awarded
$26,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest 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 Southwest 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 Southwest region, there were 356 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 250 game and interactive media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in game and interactive media design. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great game and interactive media design programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the game and interactive media design program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. 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 Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Game & Interactive Media Design (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 187 bachelors’s game and interactive media design degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Dallas, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Dallas is $20,552 for southwest region bachelor’s degree game and interactive media design students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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%.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Art Institute of Houston. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. The Art Institute of Houston is a private for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree game and interactive media design students whose families make $75-$110k list, Ai Houston has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $27,535 for southwest region bachelor’s degree game and interactive media design students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Ai Houston.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Abilene Christian University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Abilene Christian is a medium-sized school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 13 bachelors’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2019-2020.

Abilene Christian not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Abilene Christian University is $26,902 for southwest region bachelor’s degree game and interactive media design students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Edward’s University landed the #4 spot on the list. Saint Edward’s University is a small school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 7 bachelors’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Edward’s University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Saint Edward’s University is $27,753 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Game and Interactive Media Design students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Art Institute of Dallas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. The Art Institute of Dallas is a private for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The Art Institute of Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $26,548 for southwest region bachelor’s degree game and interactive media design students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend The Art Institute of Dallas.

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#6 in overall quality

The Art Institute of San Antonio ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Ai San Antonio is a private for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ai San Antonio did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Ai San Antonio is $27,286 for southwest region bachelor’s degree game and interactive media design students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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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