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2022 Best Value Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

4 Ranked Colleges
188 Degrees Awarded
$24,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation is the 525th most popular major in the country with 782 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 364 modeling, virtual environments and simulation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 188 modeling, virtual environments and simulation graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in modeling, virtual environments and simulation. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality modeling, virtual environments and simulation programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the modeling, virtual environments and simulation program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree modeling, virtual environments and simulation students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UC Irvine is a large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 61 bachelors’s modeling, virtual environments and simulation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $10,373 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UC Irvine.

The low student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read full report on Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation at UC Irvine

#2

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s modeling, virtual environments and simulation students in 2019-2020.

USC also made our “Best Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $16,252 for far western us region bachelor’s degree modeling, virtual environments and simulation students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend USC.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation at University of Southern California

#3

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Academy of Art University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 59 bachelors’s modeling, virtual environments and simulation degrees in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $34,125 for far western us region bachelor’s degree modeling, virtual environments and simulation students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Academy of Art University.

Full Academy of Art University Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation Report

#4

DigiPen Institute of Technology

Redmond, Washington
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DigiPen Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Digipen is a private for-profit institution located in Redmond, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Digipen, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for DigiPen Institute of Technology is $35,109 for far western us region bachelor’s degree modeling, virtual environments and simulation students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation at Digipen

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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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