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2026 Best Value Digital Arts Schools in Virginia

[Digital Arts](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/general-visual-performing-arts/digital-arts/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for digital arts students.

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• Best Value Digital Arts Schools in Virginia

2026 Best Value Digital Arts Schools in Virginia

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the digital arts degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Digital Arts Schools

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Bridgewater College
Bridgewater, VA

$16,090 In-State Tuition & Fees

$26,423 Avg Student Debt

$53,453 Median Earnings (10yr)

Bridgewater College earned the #1 spot for value among digital arts schools in Virginia. Set in the suburb of Bridgewater, Bridgewater College is a small private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $16,090 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $26,423 to complete the digital arts program here. Early-career digital arts graduates make about $38,344. That is a strong return on a $26,423 median debt. Roughly 92% of applicants are accepted.

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

$16,173 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,414 Avg Student Debt

$44,813 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Liberty University earned it the #2 place for digital arts. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $16,173. Typical student debt for digital arts graduates is $27,414. Digital Arts graduates of Liberty University earn a median of $45,877 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Liberty University admits about 99% of applicants.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.