2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Digital Arts in the Far Western US Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that 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 Far Western US region, there were 252 digital arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 52 digital arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 2 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the digital arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Digital Arts in the Far Western US Region

#1

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California

#2 in overall quality

$27,688 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Academy of Art University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. This medium-sized school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 37 masters’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Digital Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Digital Arts at Academy of Art University

#2

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Southern California is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 15 masters’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree art & technology students list, USC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Digital Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Digital Arts at USC

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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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