2023 Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Virginia

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 5,362 people earned their degree in animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects, making the major the 166th most popular in the United States.

Across Virginia, there were 129 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 123 animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,553 and $27,844 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

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, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia bachelor’s degree vets studying animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects.

Top 2 Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Virginia

1

George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia

2,334 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$10,710 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects for a Bachelor’s. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this large public school awarded 96 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students in 2020-2021.

GMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list.According to our most recent data, GMU supports 38,541 students, and 2,334 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,583 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,710. In addition to receiving other benefits, 42 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full George Mason University Veteran Student Life Report

2

Regent University
Virginia Beach, Virginia

1,414 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regent University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2020-2021.

Regent also took the #2 spot in our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking.Of the 10,483 students enrolled at Regent, 1,414 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,139 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,203. On top of their other funding sources, 42 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Regent does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Regent Veteran Student Life Report

• Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
• Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• 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.

Credits

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