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2022 Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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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 $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

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 $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indian River State College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This fairly large school is located in Fort Pierce, Florida, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2019-2020.

Indian River State College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $3,889 for southeast region bachelor’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Indian River State College.

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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 $48-$75k 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 $6,300 for southeast region bachelor’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#2 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this large public school awarded 58 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students in 2019-2020.

GMU 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 Southeast Region” list. It costs about $20,468 for southeast region bachelor’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend GMU.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#4

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Tennessee State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. ETSU is a public institution located in Johnson City, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ETSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend ETSU is $16,359 for southeast region bachelor’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend AI Miami International University of Art and Design. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Miami, Florida, this small private for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students in 2019-2020.

International Fine 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 #7. The yearly cost to attend AI Miami International University of Art and Design is $22,519 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#1 in overall quality

Ringling College of Art and Design ranked #6 on 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 $48-$75k list. Ringling College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sarasota, Florida. It awarded 113 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 $48-$75k list, Ringling College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $50,368 for southeast region bachelor’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Ringling College.

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#7

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Regent University did quite well 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 $48-$75k list. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 21 bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2019-2020.

Regent also took the #8 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 Regent is $15,865 for southeast region bachelor’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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 $48-$75k ranking. Savannah College of Art and Design 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $42,800 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Savannah College of Art and Design.

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#9

Living Arts College

Raleigh, North Carolina
#9 in overall quality

Living Arts College 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 $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #9. Raleigh, North Carolina 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 7 students in 2019-2020.

Living Arts College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Living Arts College is $25,127 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects students whose families make $48-$75k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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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