2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s
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Digital Arts is the 259th most popular major in the country with 3,022 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,978 digital arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 56 colleges that offered a degree in digital arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great digital arts programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree art & technology students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Digital Arts
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s. Whitewater, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s art and technology degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Whitewater, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Digital Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $15,249 for Bachelor’s Degree Art & Technology students per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Menomonie, Wisconsin, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.
UW - Stout not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Digital Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UW - Stout is $15,839 for bachelor’s degree art & technology students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Parkside. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s. Kenosha, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s art and technology degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.
UW - Parkside not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Digital Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $11,327 for Bachelor’s Degree Art & Technology students per year to attend UW - Parkside.
Out of the 56 schools in the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #4 spot on the list. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s art and technology degrees to 283 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCF, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Digital Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCF is $10,274 for Bachelor’s Degree Art & Technology students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Oneonta. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s. SUNY Oneonta is located in Oneonta, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 42 bachelors’s art and technology degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree art & technology students list, SUNY Oneonta has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Digital Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $17,470 for Bachelor’s Degree Art & Technology students per year to attend SUNY Oneonta.
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%.
Grand Canyon University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school handed out 57 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s art and technology students in 2019-2020.
Grand Canyon University also made our “Best Digital Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #24. The yearly cost to attend Grand Canyon University is $21,020 for bachelor’s degree art & technology students.
Minnesota State University - Moorhead ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized school located in Moorhead, Minnesota that handed out 11 bachelors’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.
MSU Moorhead also made our “Best Digital Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #22. The estimated yearly cost for MSU Moorhead is $16,893 for bachelor’s degree art & technology students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Kutztown University is a medium-sized school located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania that handed out 18 bachelors’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $22,422 for bachelor’s degree art & technology students per year to attend Kutztown University of Pennsylvania.
University of Florida came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s art and technology degrees to 53 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Digital Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UF is $6,302 for Bachelor’s Degree Art & Technology students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #10, Kennesaw State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. KSU Georgia is a large school located in Kennesaw, Georgia that handed out 21 bachelors’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree art & technology students list, KSU Georgia has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Digital Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for KSU Georgia is $17,221 for bachelor’s degree art & technology students.
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. BGSU is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is $18,394 for Bachelor’s Degree Art & Technology students.
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University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school awarded 55 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s art and technology students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Digital Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $16,001 for bachelor’s degree art & technology students per year to attend Mizzou.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
SUNY Potsdam did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Potsdam, New York, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Potsdam is $13,704 for bachelor’s degree art & technology students.
University of North Carolina at Asheville landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Asheville, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 47 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s art and technology students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree art & technology students list, UNCA has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Digital Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNCA is $12,061 for bachelor’s degree art & technology students.
With a ranking of #15, Wichita State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s art and technology degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend WSU is $14,382 for Bachelor’s Degree Art & Technology students.
Louisiana State University - Shreveport came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Shreveport, Louisiana, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Louisiana State University - Shreveport is $8,952 for bachelor’s degree art & technology students.
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Florida Gulf Coast University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. FGCU is a public institution located in Fort Myers, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $11,606 for Bachelor’s Degree Art & Technology students per year to attend Florida Gulf Coast University.
Central Michigan University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Central Michigan University is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,981 for bachelor’s degree art & technology students per year to attend Central Michigan University.
University of Toledo came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Toledo, Ohio, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $17,630 for bachelor’s degree art & technology students per year to attend University of Toledo.
With a ranking of #20, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 45 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s art and technology students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $14,446 for Bachelor’s Degree Art & Technology students.
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With a ranking of #21, Dixie State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Saint George, Utah is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s art and technology degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $11,244 for Bachelor’s Degree Art & Technology students per year to attend Dixie State College.
With a ranking of #22, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Athens, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s art and technology degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Ohio University - Athens Campus is $22,906 for Bachelor’s Degree Art & Technology students.
Maryville University of Saint Louis ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s art and technology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $29,064 for bachelor’s degree art & technology students per year to attend Maryville U.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Oklahoma Baptist University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Shawnee, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s art and technology degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $21,446 for Bachelor’s Degree Art & Technology students per year to attend OBU.
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Grace College and Theological Seminary landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Winona Lake, Indiana, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Grace College is $20,820 for Bachelor’s Degree Art & Technology students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
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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%.
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- *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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