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2024 Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region

10 Ranked Colleges
235 Degrees Awarded
$19,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region

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Game & Interactive Media Design is the 293rd most popular major in the country with 2,692 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 235 game & interactive media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in game & interactive media design. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent game & 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 & interactive media design program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region game and interactive media design students.

Top 10 Best Value Colleges for Game & Interactive Media Design in the Southwest Region

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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Collin County Community College District landed the #1 spot on the list. McKinney, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s game and interactive media design degrees to 44 students in 2020-2021.

Collin County Community College District also made our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Collin County Community College District is $7,040 for Southwest Region Game and Interactive Media Design students.

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Pima Community College
Tucson, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2024 Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 6 ’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2020-2021.

Pima County Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Pima County Community College District is $3,846 for Southwest Region Game and Interactive Media Design students.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Houston landed the #3 spot on the list. The Art Institute of Houston is a small private for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 8 ’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2020-2021.

Ai Houston did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $21,696 for southwest region game and interactive media design students per year to attend The Art Institute of Houston.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Dallas landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 6 ’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at The Art Institute of Dallas, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $25,513 for Southwest Region Game and Interactive Media Design students per year to attend The Art Institute of Dallas.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Advancing Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s game and interactive media design degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Advancing Technology, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Advancing Technology is $16,015 for Southwest Region Game and Interactive Media Design students.

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The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well in the 2024 Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s game and interactive media design degrees to 68 students in 2020-2021.

UT Dallas also made our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for UT Dallas is $15,526 for Southwest Region Game and Interactive Media Design students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Full The University of Texas at Dallas Game & Interactive Media Design Report

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Abilene Christian University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 7 ’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2020-2021.

Abilene Christian also took the #4 spot in our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Abilene Christian is $28,051 for southwest region game and interactive media design students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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The Art Institute of San Antonio ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s game and interactive media design degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southwest region game and interactive media design students list, Ai San Antonio has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ai San Antonio is $22,775 for southwest region game and interactive media design students.

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Saint Edward’s University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region list. Saint Edward’s University is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 ’s game and interactive media design degrees to qualified students.

St. Edward’s University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Edward’s University is $26,110 for southwest region game and interactive media design students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Saint Edward’s University Game & Interactive Media Design Report

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The Art Institute of Austin landed the #10 spot on the 2024 Best Value Game and Interactive Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. The Art Institute of Austin is located in Bastrop, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 ’s game and interactive media design degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region game and interactive media design students list, Ai Austin has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $25,760 for southwest region game and interactive media design students per year to attend Ai Austin.

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