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2022 Best Vallue Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

5 Ranked Colleges
31 Degrees Awarded
$25,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,963 people earned their degree in game and interactive media design, making the major the 293rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 52 game and interactive media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 31 game and interactive media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in game and interactive media design. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent game and interactive media design programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the game and interactive media design 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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Best Vallue Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree game and interactive media design students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Game & Interactive Media Design (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the #1 spot on the list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized school located in Saint Charles, Missouri that handed out 2 bachelors’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2019-2020.

Lindenwood University also made our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Lindenwood University is $17,491 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Game and Interactive Media Design students whose families make more than $110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Game & Interactive Media Design at Lindenwood University

#2

Drury University

Springfield, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drury University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Drury University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drury University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Drury University is $18,419 for plains states region bachelor’s degree game and interactive media design students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Game & Interactive Media Design at Drury University

#3

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Webster University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s game and interactive media design students in 2019-2020.

Webster did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $22,768 for plains states region bachelor’s degree game and interactive media design students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Webster University.

The low student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.

Read full report on Game & Interactive Media Design at Webster University

#4

Kansas City Art Institute

Kansas City, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas City Art Institute. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. Kansas City Art Institute is a small school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 4 bachelors’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2019-2020.

Kansas City Art Institute also took the #3 spot in our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $30,452 for plains states region bachelor’s degree game and interactive media design students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Kansas City Art Institute.

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.

Full Kansas City Art Institute Game & Interactive Media Design Report

#5

Rasmussen University - Minnesota

St. Cloud, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Game and Interactive Media Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rasmussen University - Minnesota landed the #5 spot on the list. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small school located in St. Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 1 bachelors’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree game and interactive media design students whose families make more than $110k list, Rasmussen University - Minnesota has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $18,586 for plains states region bachelor’s degree game and interactive media design students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Rasmussen University - Minnesota.

With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Game & Interactive Media Design at Rasmussen University - Minnesota

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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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