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

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects is the 166th most popular major in the country with 5,362 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 626 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 167 animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

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, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 3 Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

1

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, Arizona

7,566 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 87 degrees to qualified bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students in 2020-2021.

ASU - Tempe 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 the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, ASU - Tempe supports 74,795 students, and 7,566 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3,828 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. To help with additional expenses, 672 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Arizona State University - Tempe]](/colleges/arizona-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

2

Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, Texas

1,092 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$6,097 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school handed out 30 degrees to qualified bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students in 2020-2021.

SHSU also made our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2.Among the 21,912 students enrolled at Sam Houston State University, 1,092 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 496 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,097. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Sam Houston State University Veteran Student Life Report

3

New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Las Cruces, New Mexico

620 GI Bill® Students**

#3 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects list, NMSU Main Campus has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 14,227 students enrolled at NMSU Main Campus, 620 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 285 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,880. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full NMSU Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report

• 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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