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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,022 people earned their degree in digital arts, making the major the 259th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 417 digital arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 digital arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The art & technology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Digital Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

The University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$28,610 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Richardson, Texas, and it awarded 4 masters’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Digital Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610.

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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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