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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Illustration (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
492 Degrees Awarded
$34,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Illustration Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast 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 Illustration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,551 people earned their degree in illustration, making the major the 255th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 566 illustration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 492 illustration graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Illustration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in illustration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality illustration programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the illustration 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 Illustration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Illustration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Illustration (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Illustration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #1 spot on the list. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s illustration degrees to 89 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at VCU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Illustration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Commonwealth University is $22,021 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Illustration students whose families make more than $110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full VCU Illustration Report

#2

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, Arkansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John Brown University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Illustration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This small school is located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s illustration degrees in 2019-2020.

JBU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Illustration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for JBU is $21,963 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Illustration students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, 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 86%.

Read full report on Illustration at JBU

#3

The Art Institute of Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Art Institute of Atlanta. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Illustration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. The Art Institute of Atlanta is a small private for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 9 bachelors’s illustration degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ai Atlanta, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Illustration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The Art Institute of Atlanta is $23,051 for southeast region bachelor’s degree illustration students whose families make more than $110k.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Illustration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Savannah College of Art and Design landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Savannah, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 263 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s illustration students in 2019-2020.

SCAD also made our “Best Illustration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Savannah College of Art and Design is $43,641 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Illustration students whose families make more than $110k.

Full SCAD Illustration Report

#5

Nossi College of Art

Madison, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nossi College of Art. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Illustration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. Nossi College of Art is a private for-profit institution located in Madison, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Nossi College of Art also took the #6 spot in our “Best Illustration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $21,995 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Illustration students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Nossi College of Art.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Illustration at Nossi College of Art

#2 in overall quality

Ringling College of Art and Design came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Illustration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Sarasota, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 112 degrees to qualified bachelors’s illustration students in 2019-2020.

Ringling College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Illustration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ringling College is $49,649 for southeast region bachelor’s degree illustration students whose families make more than $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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