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2022 Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k

2 Ranked Colleges
133 Degrees Awarded
$40,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Master’s in California 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 California, there were 1,169 animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 133 animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 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.

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 animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects (Income $30-$48k) in California

#1

California College of the Arts

San Francisco, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California College of the Arts. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k. San Francisco, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at California College of the Arts, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California College of the Arts are $53,795.

Full California College of the Arts Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Report

#2

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Art University landed the #2 spot on the list. San Francisco, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees to 99 students in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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