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2022 Best Value Colleges for Digital Arts in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
417 Degrees Awarded
$14,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Art & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Art & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Art & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the digital arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Art & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Art & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Colleges for Digital Arts in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 89 ’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region art & technology students with aid list, Austin Community College District has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Digital Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Austin Community College District is $6,861 for Southwest Region Art & Technology students with aid.

Read more about Digital Arts at Austin Community College District

#2

Pima Community College

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Pima Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 17 ’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Pima County Community College District also took the #6 spot in our “Best Digital Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $3,583 for Southwest Region Art & Technology students with aid per year to attend Pima Community College.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school awarded 124 diplomas to qualified ’s art and technology students in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Digital Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UT Dallas is $15,232 for Southwest Region Art & Technology students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Full UT Dallas Digital Arts Report

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Art & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #4 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 51 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Digital Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UT Austin is $18,023 for southwest region art & technology students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Digital Arts at UT Austin

#5

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Art & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. UNM is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 45 ’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Digital Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNM is $14,446 for Southwest Region Art & Technology students with aid.

Read full report on Digital Arts at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

#6

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

Grand Canyon University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Art & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 57 ’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region art & technology students with aid list, Grand Canyon University has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Digital Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $21,020 for southwest region art & technology students with aid per year to attend Grand Canyon University.

Full Grand Canyon University Digital Arts Report

#7

Oklahoma Baptist University

Shawnee, Oklahoma

Oklahoma Baptist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Oklahoma Baptist University is a small school located in Shawnee, Oklahoma that handed out 8 ’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region art & technology students with aid list, OBU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Digital Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for OBU is $21,446 for southwest region art & technology students with aid.

Read more about Digital Arts at OBU

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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