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2022 Best Vallue Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

7 Ranked Colleges
239 Degrees Awarded
$37,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Far Western US region, there were 377 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 239 game and interactive media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Game & Interactive Media Design (Income Over $110k) in the Far Western US Region

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Chico. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Chico, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s game and interactive media design degrees to 61 students in 2019-2020.

Chico State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $15,017 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Game and Interactive Media Design students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend California State University - Chico.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Game & Interactive Media Design at California State University - Chico

#2

Cogswell College

San Jose, California
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cogswell College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This small school is located in San Jose, California, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2019-2020.

Cogswell also took the #6 spot in our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $29,566 for far western us region bachelor’s degree game and interactive media design students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Cogswell College.

Full Cogswell College Game & Interactive Media Design Report

#3

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #3 spot on the list. University of California - Santa Cruz is a fairly large school located in Santa Cruz, California that handed out 78 bachelors’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Santa Cruz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UC Santa Cruz is $18,186 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Game and Interactive Media Design students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Game & Interactive Media Design at University of California - Santa Cruz

#4

Laguna College of Art and Design

Laguna Beach, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Laguna College of Art and Design. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k. LCAD is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Laguna Beach, California. It awarded 34 bachelors’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2019-2020.

LCAD also took the #2 spot in our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for LCAD is $35,355 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Game and Interactive Media Design students whose families make more than $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%.

Full Laguna College of Art and Design Game & Interactive Media Design Report

#5

Woodbury University

Burbank, California
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Woodbury University landed the #5 spot on the list. Woodbury University is located in Burbank, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s game and interactive media design degrees to qualified students.

Woodbury also took the #4 spot in our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $23,915 for far western us region bachelor’s degree game and interactive media design students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Woodbury.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#6

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

University of Southern California landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. USC is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 28 bachelors’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $29,528 for far western us region bachelor’s degree game and interactive media design students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend University of Southern California.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Game & Interactive Media Design at USC

#7

New York Film Academy

Burbank, California
#7 in overall quality

New York Film Academy did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #7. New York Film Academy is a private for-profit institution located in Burbank, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree game and interactive media design students whose families make more than $110k list, New York Film Academy has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend New York Film Academy is $45,280 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Game and Interactive Media Design students whose families make more than $110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.

Full New York Film Academy Game & Interactive Media Design Report

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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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