by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Southwest region, there were 560 digital arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 425 digital arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in digital arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their digital arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Advancing Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this small private for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s art and technology students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Digital Arts at University of Advancing Technology
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Southwest Region. The University of Texas at Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 255 bachelors’s art and technology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Digital Arts at The University of Texas at Dallas
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Navajo Technical University landed the #3 spot on the list. Navajo Tech is a small public school situated in Crownpoint, New Mexico. It awarded 2 bachelors’s art and technology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma Baptist University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Southwest Region list. OBU is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s art and technology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Southwest Region. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 81 bachelors’s art and technology degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Digital Arts at The University of Texas at Austin
University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 21 bachelors’s art and technology degrees in 2020-2021.
Lubbock Christian University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Lubbock Christian University is a small school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s art and technology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Digital Arts at Lubbock Christian University
Grand Canyon University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 bachelors’s art and technology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Institute of American Indian Arts is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s art and technology degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
East Texas Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Marshall, Texas, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s art and technology degrees in 2020-2021.
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