by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Digital Arts is the 233rd most popular major in the country with 3,565 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southwest region, there were 699 digital arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 505 digital arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in digital arts. That schools that top this list have a program in digital arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The art & technology 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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree art & technology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Advancing Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Advancing Technology is a small school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 13 bachelors’s art & technology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school handed out 300 degrees to qualified bachelors’s art & technology students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Navajo Technical University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Southwest Region. Navajo Technical University is a public institution located in Crownpoint, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma Baptist University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s art & technology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #5 spot on the list. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 116 bachelors’s art & technology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s art & technology degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Digital Arts Report
Lubbock Christian University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Lubbock Christian University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 1 bachelors’s art & technology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Digital Arts at Lubbock Christian University
Grand Canyon University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Grand Canyon University is a large private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 54 bachelors’s art & technology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s art & technology degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
East Texas Baptist University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. East Texas Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Marshall, Texas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s art & technology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Digital Arts at East Texas Baptist University
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