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2022 Best Value Colleges for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
584 Degrees Awarded
$16,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Southwest region, there were 584 animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Colleges for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Houston Community College is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Houston Community College also made our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $9,755 for southwest region animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Houston Community College.

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#2

Northwest Vista College

San Antonio, Texas

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Vista College landed the #2 spot on the list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees to 63 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students whose families make $75-$110k list, Northwest Vista College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northwest Vista College is $10,407 for southwest region animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students whose families make $75-$110k.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the #3 spot on the list. Austin Community College District is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 1 ’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Austin Community College District is $11,596 for southwest region animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students whose families make $75-$110k.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 28 degrees to qualified ’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,909 for southwest region animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend NMSU Main Campus.

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#5

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Sam Houston State University is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 ’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SHSU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SHSU is $19,531 for Southwest Region Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects students whose families make $75-$110k.

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Southern Methodist University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 67 ’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU also made our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $34,587 for Southwest Region Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Southern Methodist University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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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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