College Factual reviewed 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of animation, interactive technology, video graphics & special effects. Combined, these schools handed out 683 bachelor's degrees in animation, interactive technology, video graphics & special effects to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects School for Your Bachelor's Degree
The animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to animation, interactive technology, video graphics & special effects students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - The number of animation, interactive technology, video graphics & special effects students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized animation, interactive technology, video graphics & special effects related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for animation, interactive technology, video graphics & special effects students working on their bachelor's degree.
More Ways to Rank Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Schools
The animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat.
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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects in the Far Western US Region
Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for animation, interactive technology, video graphics & special effects students seeking a a bachelor's degree.
Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).