2023 Best Value Colleges for Digital Arts in the Southeast Region
9
Ranked Colleges
1,343
Degrees Awarded
$16,700
Avg Net Price*
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In 2020-2021, 3,225 people earned their degree in digital arts, making the major the 233rd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,343 digital arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Art & Technology Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 9 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.
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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Best Value Art & Technology Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Art & Technology Schools in the Southeast Region.
Top 9 Best Value Colleges for Digital Arts in the Southeast Region
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Art & Technology Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. UCF is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 470 ’s art and technology degrees in 2020-2021.
UCF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Digital Arts Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Florida is $8,618 for Southeast Region Art & Technology students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, 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 92%.
Read more about Digital Arts at UCF
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Art & Technology Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Florida is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 60 ’s art and technology degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region art & technology students list, UF has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Digital Arts Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Florida is $5,135 for Southeast Region Art & Technology students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, 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.
Full University of Florida Digital Arts Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Art & Technology Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Asheville landed the #3 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Asheville is a small public school situated in Asheville, North Carolina. It awarded 43 ’s art and technology degrees in 2020-2021.
UNCA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Digital Arts Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNCA is $12,551 for Southeast Region Art & Technology students.
Read more about Digital Arts at University of North Carolina at Asheville
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Art & Technology Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #4 spot on the list. UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 ’s art and technology degrees to qualified students.
UK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Digital Arts Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UK is $18,203 for Southeast Region Art & Technology students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Kentucky Digital Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kennesaw State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Art & Technology Schools in the Southeast Region. KSU Georgia is located in Kennesaw, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 ’s art and technology degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region art & technology students list, KSU Georgia has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Digital Arts Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend KSU Georgia is $18,522 for southeast region art & technology students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Read more about Digital Arts at Kennesaw State University
Florida Gulf Coast University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Art & Technology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. FGCU is located in Fort Myers, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 ’s art and technology degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region art & technology students list, FGCU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Digital Arts Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend FGCU is $11,299 for Southeast Region Art & Technology students.
The low undergrad 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%.
Read more about Digital Arts at FGCU
Full Sail University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Art & Technology Schools in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Winter Park, Florida, and it awarded 405 ’s art and technology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Sail University also took the #9 spot in our “Best Digital Arts Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Full Sail University is $27,454 for southeast region art & technology students.
Read full report on Digital Arts at Full Sail University
Lipscomb University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Art & Technology Schools in the Southeast Region list. Lipscomb University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s art and technology degrees to qualified students.
Lipscomb did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Digital Arts Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $25,704 for southeast region art & technology students per year to attend Lipscomb University.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 Lipscomb
Stetson University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Value Art & Technology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. DeLand, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s art and technology degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
Stetson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Digital Arts Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Stetson is $23,218 for Southeast Region Art & Technology students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Digital Arts at Stetson University
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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
- *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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