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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Digital Arts (Income $0-$30k)

11 Ranked Colleges
210 Degrees Awarded
$34,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master's For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 210 digital arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in digital arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality digital arts programs that also have a lower cost than 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 digital arts program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Digital Arts (Income $0-$30k)

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#6 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 Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s art and technology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Digital Arts Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Digital Arts at University of Florida

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 51 masters’s art and technology degrees to qualified students.

Harvard also took the #1 spot in our “Best Digital Arts Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654.

Read full report on Digital Arts at Harvard University

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school awarded 73 degrees to qualified masters’s art and technology students in 2019-2020.

UCF also made our “Best Digital Arts Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCF are $28,657, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCF Digital Arts Report

#4

The City College of New York

New York, New York
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The City College of New York landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 5 masters’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

CCNY also made our “Best Digital Arts Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CCNY are $20,832.

Full CCNY Digital Arts Report

#5

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Digital Arts Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Carnegie Mellon Digital Arts Report

#8 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Richardson, Texas, and it awarded 4 masters’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also took the #8 spot in our “Best Digital Arts Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610.

Full The University of Texas at Dallas Digital Arts Report

#7

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

University of Southern California came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 15 masters’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Digital Arts Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Digital Arts at University of Southern California

#10 in overall quality

Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s art and technology degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Missouri State also took the #10 spot in our “Best Digital Arts Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State are $12,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Digital Arts at Missouri State

#9

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#7 in overall quality

Syracuse University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Syracuse is a private not-for-profit institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Digital Arts Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Digital Arts at Syracuse University

#10

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Minneapolis College of Art and Design did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Minneapolis College of Art and Design is a small school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 15 masters’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree art & technology students whose families make $0-$30k list, MCAD has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Digital Arts Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MCAD are $41,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full MCAD Digital Arts Report

#11

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#5 in overall quality

Academy of Art University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. San Francisco, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s art and technology degrees to 37 students in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Digital Arts Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Digital Arts at Academy of Art University

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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