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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

9 Ranked Colleges
697 Degrees Awarded
$20,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Southeast region, there were 1,142 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 697 animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects 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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Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indian River State College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Indian River State College is located in Fort Pierce, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 39 bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Indian River State College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Indian River State College is $1,475 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State College at Jacksonville landed the #2 spot on the list. FSCJ is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees to qualified students.

FSCJ also took the #5 spot in our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for FSCJ is $3,680 for southeast region bachelor’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. George Mason University is a large public school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 58 bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for GMU is $17,060 for southeast region bachelor’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#4

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Tennessee State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. East Tennessee State University is a fairly large school located in Johnson City, Tennessee that handed out 44 bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students whose families make $30-$48k list, ETSU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $12,703 for southeast region bachelor’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend ETSU.

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#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, AI Miami International University of Art and Design landed the #5 spot on the list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

International Fine Arts College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend International Fine Arts College is $19,579 for southeast region bachelor’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#6

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#8 in overall quality

Regent University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Virginia Beach, Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

Regent did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Regent University is $14,525 for southeast region bachelor’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#1 in overall quality

Ringling College of Art and Design did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Sarasota, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 113 degrees to qualified bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students in 2019-2020.

Ringling College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ringling College is $45,721 for southeast region bachelor’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#3 in overall quality

Savannah College of Art and Design landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. SCAD is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Savannah, Georgia. It awarded 335 bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2019-2020.

SCAD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SCAD is $41,628 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#9

Living Arts College

Raleigh, North Carolina
#9 in overall quality

Living Arts College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this small private for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students in 2019-2020.

Living Arts College also made our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for Living Arts College is $24,285 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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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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