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2022 Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

4 Ranked Colleges
88 Degrees Awarded
$22,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 5,238 people earned their degree in animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects, making the major the 177th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 209 animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 88 animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Webster University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students in 2019-2020.

Webster did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $18,661 for plains states region bachelor’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Webster.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#2

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minneapolis College of Art and Design. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MCAD, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $24,434 for plains states region bachelor’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full MCAD Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Report

#3

Kansas City Art Institute

Kansas City, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas City Art Institute. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Kansas City Art Institute is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Kansas City Art Institute also made our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Kansas City Art Institute is $26,393 for plains states region bachelor’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Kansas City Art Institute Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Report

#4

Institute of Production and Recording

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Institute of Production and Recording. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Institute of Production and Recording is a small school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 6 bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2019-2020.

Institute of Production and Recording also made our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Institute of Production and Recording is $20,846 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects students whose families make $0-$30k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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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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