2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Great Lakes region, there were 541 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 13 animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$19,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 9 masters’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2019-2020.

DePaul did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul University are $19,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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