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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Digital Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

12 Ranked Colleges
793 Degrees Awarded
$14,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Digital Arts is the 259th most popular major in the country with 3,022 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,178 digital arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 793 digital arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in digital arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent digital arts 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 digital arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree art & technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 12 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Digital Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 53 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s art and technology students in 2019-2020.

UF also took the #1 spot in our “Best Digital Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Florida is $1,994 for southeast region bachelor’s degree art & technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UF Digital Arts Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 283 bachelors’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF also took the #2 spot in our “Best Digital Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UCF is $6,211 for southeast region bachelor’s degree art & technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UCF Digital Arts Report

#3

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Gulf Coast University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Fort Myers, Florida, this fairly large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s art and technology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree art & technology students whose families make $0-$30k list, FGCU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Digital Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $7,824 for southeast region bachelor’s degree art & technology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Florida Gulf Coast University.

Read more about Digital Arts at Florida Gulf Coast University

#4

University of North Carolina at Asheville

Asheville, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Asheville. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UNCA is a small school located in Asheville, North Carolina that handed out 47 bachelors’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

UNCA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Digital Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Asheville is $8,063 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Art & Technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full University of North Carolina at Asheville Digital Arts Report

#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University - Shreveport. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a medium-sized public school situated in Shreveport, Louisiana. It awarded 15 bachelors’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana State University - Shreveport, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Digital Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,200 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Art & Technology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Louisiana State University - Shreveport.

Full Louisiana State University - Shreveport Digital Arts Report

#6

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#3 in overall quality

University of Kentucky landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s art and technology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree art & technology students whose families make $0-$30k list, UK has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Digital Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UK is $11,848 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Art & Technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Digital Arts at UK

#7

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

Kennesaw State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. KSU Georgia is a large public school situated in Kennesaw, Georgia. It awarded 21 bachelors’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

KSU Georgia also took the #4 spot in our “Best Digital Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for KSU Georgia is $13,975 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Art & Technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Digital Arts at Kennesaw State University

#8

Stetson University

DeLand, Florida
#7 in overall quality

Stetson University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in DeLand, Florida, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Stetson also took the #7 spot in our “Best Digital Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Stetson is $20,515 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Art & Technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Digital Arts at Stetson University

#9

Florida Southern College

Lakeland, Florida
#6 in overall quality

Florida Southern College landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Florida Southern College is located in Lakeland, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s art and technology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida Southern, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Digital Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $23,286 for southeast region bachelor’s degree art & technology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Florida Southern College.

Full Florida Southern Digital Arts Report

#10

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Lipscomb University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Lipscomb did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Digital Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Lipscomb is $20,036 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Art & Technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Digital Arts at Lipscomb

#11

The University of Tampa

Tampa, Florida
#11 in overall quality

The University of Tampa ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

UT also took the #11 spot in our “Best Digital Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Tampa is $26,104 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Art & Technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full The University of Tampa Digital Arts Report

#12

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida
#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, Full Sail University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Winter Park, Florida, this large private for-profit school awarded 263 degrees to qualified bachelors’s art and technology students in 2019-2020.

Full Sail University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Digital Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Full Sail University is $27,998 for southeast region bachelor’s degree art & technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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