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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Digital Arts

11 Ranked Colleges
210 Degrees Awarded
$34,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in digital arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality digital arts programs that also have a lower cost than 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 for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree art & technology students.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Digital Arts

#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s art and technology students in 2019-2020.

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

Full Missouri State University - Springfield Digital Arts Report

#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 #2 for the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s. University of Central Florida is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 73 masters’s art and technology degrees to qualified students.

UCF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Digital Arts Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Florida are $28,657, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Digital Arts at UCF

#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s. UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s art and technology degrees to qualified students.

UF also took the #6 spot in our “Best Digital Arts Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UF Digital Arts Report

#4

The City College of New York

New York, New York
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The City College of New York. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s list. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s art and technology degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

CCNY not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Digital Arts Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CCNY are $20,832, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The City College of New York Digital Arts Report

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #5 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s art and technology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Dallas, the school also landed 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.

Read full report on Digital Arts at The University of Texas at Dallas

#6

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#5 in overall quality

Academy of Art University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s ranking. Academy of Art University is located in San Francisco, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 masters’s art and technology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Academy of Art University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Digital Arts Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Academy of Art University Digital Arts Report

#7

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#11 in overall quality

Minneapolis College of Art and Design ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s list. MCAD is a small school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 15 masters’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

MCAD also made our “Best Digital Arts Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. Average graduate tuition and fees at MCAD are $41,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Digital Arts at Minneapolis College of Art and Design

#8

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Syracuse University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 3 masters’s art and technology 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 are $41,714, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Digital Arts at Syracuse University

#9

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Carnegie Mellon University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s art and technology students in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon also made our “Best Digital Arts Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Digital Arts at Carnegie Mellon University

#10

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

University of Southern California came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s ranking. USC is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 15 masters’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Digital Arts Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715.

Full University of Southern California Digital Arts Report

#11

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Harvard University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s ranking. Harvard University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 51 masters’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Digital Arts Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Digital Arts at Harvard 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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