SUMMARY
Going to school for Computer Graphics is not only a valuable choice, but typically a necessary first step for scholars coveting to pursue a career as a computer graphics designer, a hardware engineer, or a web graphics developer. In fact, computer graphics is a very rare major coming in at the 213th most popular degree. Last academic year, there were 962 computer graphics graduates. In-state tuition for computer graphics at private colleges is, on average, 2.7 times more spendy than their public equivalents.
With only 40 universities offering computer graphics you could have a smaller selection of institutions which will have a degree program for you. If you are looking to surround yourself with other computer graphics undergrads, consider looking at institutions in Indiana which have more students admitted to computer graphics than any other state. More generally, the best region to pursue computer graphics is in the Great Lakes region with Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion, Purdue University-Main Campus, and Purdue University Northwest best representing the region. Interestingly, our pick for the best conference to study computer graphics is the Big Ten Conference with Purdue University-Main Campus representing the conference. From our list of the best colleges, our choice for the best school for computer graphics is Texas A & M University-College Station.
The overall best school might not actually be the 'best' school for you. There can be a bunch of angels to consider when deciding on ​university. Things like campus amenities, transportation services, and food might impact your decision of where to go to university. Here at Authority, we weighed the pros and cons for you. If, for example, you are interested in which computer graphics university boasts the top campus, the winner is School of Visual Arts. If, for example, you are very interested in which school has the best campus, then we have an entire page dedicated to that. We have carefully pored through government databases, professor reviews, student reviews, and more to compare every major in an unbiased and informative way. Here you can explore our comprehensive list for the universities with the best student life and our choice of the university with the best student life for computer graphics is Texas A & M University-College Station. Curious why? Continue scrolling to discover more about our top recommendations. Many of our picks just might surprise you.
If cost is a significant factor in your decisions, you might be cautious about School of Visual Arts. School of Visual Arts is the most expensive school for computer graphics, at least regarding out of state enrollment. We have an entire list of the most expensive schools that could put the cost of School of Visual Arts into perspective. For more context, you could be interested to know that computer graphics is the 307th most expensive major in the US, with an average expense of $23,100. On a broader scale, the most costly state for computer graphics on our list is New York demonstrated with a cost of $41,900 at the main college in New York School of Visual Arts. Even more broadly, the most expensive region of the U.S. for computer graphics is the New England region which is best demonstrated with College of Our Lady of the Elms with a cost of $35,270, Johnson & Wales University-Providence with a cost of $33,054, and Champlain College with a cost of $41,728.
Our cheapest region for computer graphics is the Rocky Mountains region which is represented by Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design with a cost of $17,670 and Brigham Young University-Provo with a cost of $5,790. On the bright side, the most affordable university for computer graphics is Brigham Young University-Provo. Authority's full list of the most affordable colleges can be explored here.
In-state students can anticipate paying around $9,100 for a degree in computer graphics. That cost increases substantially to a median of $21,500 for an out-of-state public-school student. As such, you might be interested in our choice for the school constituting the best value for computer graphics: Texas A & M University-College Station. Here you will see our comprehensive list on the schools we see as being the best value overall. Do know, this list is based on being an out-of-state student. The value proposition changes when it comes to in-state tuition, but as we do not know what state(s) you might qualify for in-state tuition, we are approaching this discussion through out-of-state tuition costs.
Earnings for computer graphics majors range widely, but two-years after leaving college students will typically earn around $46,200. While there is much variation in pay; highest paid earners can bring in up to $91,100. Even straight out of school, the lowest earning jobs within the computer graphics space make $23,100, which isn't that bad. The top earning graduates from computer graphics have come from Texas A & M University-College Station and if you want to find the colleges with all of the highest earning graduates, Authority has that too.
The all-around diversity of computer graphics sits quite high, falling in the 86th percentile of majors nationally. The school with the most composite diversity for computer graphics is Academy of Art University and here you can find our general list for the colleges with the most diversity. The overall financial diversity of the Computer Graphics major only stands in the 62nd percentile of all majors. Racial diversity is actually above financial diversity, in the 77th percentile. White undergraduates compose the largest proportion at 52% of those majoring in computer graphics. Additionally, 51% of students pursuing a computer graphics major are men.
The median ranking for computer graphics professors is 4 stars, a rating that is exactly the median score across all majors; this is a fine. If you are curious about the most popular computer graphics instructor in the country, consider looking up Prescott Perez-Fox at Arizona State University-Tempe. It might be surprising, but the highest rated instructors for computer graphics according to students come from Arizona State University-Tempe. If we including data other than simply rankings we find that the college with the overall best instructors for computer graphics is Purdue University-Main Campus. One can find more detail on our ever evolving ranking methodology for the best overall professors here, along with many of the finest examples of professors in the country.
Finally, the most difficult college to get into for computer graphics is Purdue University Northwest. While we think of this list more as a novelty, we do have a general list of the hardest colleges to get into. That being said, we do hope you understand that considering the education process from examples primarily informed by superlatives can create issues. We at Authority encourage you to explore our more focused pages on different colleges and explore some of our background articles on essential details to look for as your university search continues.