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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Illustration (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
492 Degrees Awarded
$27,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Illustration Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Illustration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,551 people earned their degree in illustration, making the major the 255th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 566 illustration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 492 illustration graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Illustration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in illustration. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great illustration programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the illustration program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Illustration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Illustration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Illustration (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Illustration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this large public school handed out 89 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s illustration students in 2019-2020.

VCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Illustration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Commonwealth University is $16,768 for southeast region bachelor’s degree illustration students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Illustration at Virginia Commonwealth University

#2

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, Arkansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John Brown University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Illustration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. JBU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

JBU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Illustration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend John Brown University is $17,426 for southeast region bachelor’s degree illustration students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Illustration at JBU

#3

The Art Institute of Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Art Institute of Atlanta. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Illustration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. The Art Institute of Atlanta is a small school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 9 bachelors’s illustration degrees in 2019-2020.

Ai Atlanta not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Illustration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Ai Atlanta is $21,977 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Illustration students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Illustration at The Art Institute of Atlanta

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ringling College of Art and Design. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Illustration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Ringling College of Art and Design is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sarasota, Florida. It awarded 112 bachelors’s illustration degrees in 2019-2020.

Ringling College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Illustration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $44,992 for southeast region bachelor’s degree illustration students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Ringling College of Art and Design.

Full Ringling College of Art and Design Illustration Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Savannah College of Art and Design. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Illustration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Savannah College of Art and Design is a private not-for-profit institution located in Savannah, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 263 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SCAD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Illustration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SCAD is $40,908 for southeast region bachelor’s degree illustration students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full SCAD Illustration Report

#6

Nossi College of Art

Madison, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

Nossi College of Art landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Illustration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Nossi College of Art is a small private for-profit school situated in Madison, Tennessee. It awarded 7 bachelors’s illustration degrees in 2019-2020.

Nossi College of Art not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Illustration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Nossi College of Art is $20,776 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Illustration students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Nossi College of Art Illustration Report

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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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