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2022 Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
31 Degrees Awarded
$21,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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” 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.

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 Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree game and interactive media design students.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Game & Interactive Media Design in the Plains States Region

#1

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Lindenwood University is located in Saint Charles, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s game and interactive media design degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree game and interactive media design students list, Lindenwood University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lindenwood University is $17,491 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Game and Interactive Media Design students.

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 full report on Game & Interactive Media Design at Lindenwood University

#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. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s game and interactive media design students in 2019-2020.

Webster did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Webster University is $22,768 for plains states region bachelor’s degree game and interactive media design students.

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

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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Rasmussen University - Minnesota landed the #3 spot on the list. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit institution located in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rasmussen University - Minnesota not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Rasmussen University - Minnesota is $18,586 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Game and Interactive Media Design students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Game & Interactive Media Design at Rasmussen University - Minnesota

#4

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 #4 for the Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Drury University is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s game and interactive media design degrees to qualified students.

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 $18,419 for plains states region bachelor’s degree game and interactive media design students.

Full Drury University Game & Interactive Media Design Report

#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 list. This small school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2019-2020.

Kansas City Art Institute also made our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Kansas City Art Institute is $30,452 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Game and Interactive Media Design students.

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 full report on 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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