2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects is the 177th most popular major in the country with 5,238 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,406 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 139 animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 3 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.

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. 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 the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California

#1 in overall quality

$27,688 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Academy of Art University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 99 masters’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Academy of Art University Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Report

#2

California College of the Arts

San Francisco, California

#2 in overall quality

$53,795 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, California College of the Arts landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 11 masters’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2019-2020.

California College of the Arts not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California College of the Arts are $53,795, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#3

DigiPen Institute of Technology

Redmond, Washington

$28,080 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DigiPen Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Digipen is a small private for-profit school situated in Redmond, Washington. It awarded 6 masters’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2019-2020.

Digipen also made our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at DigiPen Institute of Technology are $28,080.

Read more about Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects at DigiPen Institute of Technology

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects (Income $75-$110k)

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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