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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Game and Interactive Media Design for a Master’s” ranking.
Game & Interactive Media Design is the 293rd most popular major in the country with 2,692 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 427 game and interactive media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Game and Interactive Media Design for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in game and interactive media design. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality game and interactive media design programs as well as strong veteran support.
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, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Game and Interactive Media Design for a Master’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Game and Interactive Media Design for a Master’s. University of Southern California is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree vets studying game and interactive media design list, USC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 46,287 students enrolled at USC, 1,311 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 862 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,487. On top of their other funding sources, 388 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. USC offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York Film Academy. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Game and Interactive Media Design for a Master’s. New York Film Academy is located in Burbank, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s game and interactive media design degrees to qualified students.
New York Film Academy not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Of the 1,271 students enrolled at New York Film Academy, 21 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,267. To help with additional expenses, 11 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. New York Film Academy does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Laguna College of Art and Design. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Game and Interactive Media Design for a Master’s list. Laguna College of Art and Design is a small school located in Laguna Beach, California that handed out 6 masters’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at LCAD, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Of the 782 students enrolled at LCAD, 37 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 33 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,260. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Laguna College of Art and Design]](/colleges/laguna-college-of-art-and-design/student-life/veterans/)
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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).
- 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
- *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.
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