Finding a college program at which to continue your training in one of our focus areas can be difficult. This list is an attempt to help you find potential schools for continuing your studies in Web, Graphic Design, Animation, and Video.
This is not intended to be a recommendation for any of these schools. Check the website carefully, request more information, visit the campus, and talk to staff and students. Make sure that the level of coursework is a good match for your current skills, and that it will take you to a level where you want to end up. Programs vary in quality, breadth and depth. Programs at traditional universities may not have the depth of the specialty art schools, but they do have other things going for them that you cannot get at a specialty school. There may be other factors that influence your decision as well (location, atmosphere, staff, cost, scholarships, general ed courses, etc.). Check to see what degrees they offer in your area – Associates, Bachelors, etc.
Please see these websites:
- How To Select A Design School – AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts)
- Webdesignschools.com – a long list schools for web design (some may also be listed below), including many schools offering online web degrees.
Please see this document:
Scholarships
Scholarships can make a huge difference! On these scholarship search engines, you fill out your information and they send you potential scholarship information, which saves you a lot of searching. Also check with schools and departments that you are interested in to see if they offer scholarships.
fastweb.com scholarship-page.com collegenet.com gocollege.com wiredscholar.com scholarshipexperts.com aie.org brokescholar.com careersandcolleges.com collegeanswer.com collegeboard.com
The College List
Disclaimer: college programs change, websites change…. This list updated 4/12/18
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A Animation and/or Game Design
G Graphic Design
V Video (Convergence Journalism and/or Entertainment)
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Alabama (top)
Alaska (top)
Southwest University of Visual Arts Tucson AZ
A G Southwest University of Visual Arts
The Art Institute of Phoenix Phoenix, AZ
W A G V www.artinstitutes.edu/phoenix/
University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
Henderson State University Arkadelphia, AR
Academy of Art College San Francisco, CA
W A G V www.academyart.edu
Cal State University – Fullerton Fullerton, CA
A G www.fullerton.edu/arts/art/
Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA
A V G http://www.artcenter.edu/academics/undergraduate-degrees/overview.html
The Art Institute of California – San Francisco San Francisco, CA
W A G V www.artinstitutes.edu/san-francisco/
Biola University La Mirada, CA
California College of Arts and Crafts San Francisco, CA
G www.cca.edu/academics/graphic-design
A www.cca.edu/academics/animation
Cal Arts Valencia, CA
V G www.calarts.edu
California State University – Long Beach Long Beach, CA
Cal State University – Northridge Northridge, CA
A V G https://www.csun.edu/
Chapman University Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, Orange, CA
Cogswell Polytechnical College Sunnyvale, CA
A G www.cogswell.edu
Exceptional Minds Studio – A Non-Profit Vocational Center & Animation Studio For Young Adults On the Autism Spectrum
Laguna College of Art and Design Laguna Beach, CA
A G www.lcad.edu/
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA
Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA
G www.otis.edu/academics/graduate_graphic_design/index.html
A www.otis.edu/academics/digital_media/index.html
San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco, CA
A G V W www.sfai.edu/
San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA
W V G A creativearts.sfsu.edu/
San Jose State University San Jose, CA
V A G nfo.sjsu.edu/web-dbgen/catalog/departments/ART.html
Woodbury University Burbank, CA
A V G www.woodbury.edu
The Art Institute of Colorado Denver, CO
W V G A www.artinstitutes.edu/denver/
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design Denver, CO
G A www.rmcad.edu/
Connecticut College New London, CT
University of New Haven New Haven, CT
Delaware College of Art and Design Wilmington, DE
A G www.dcad.edu/
Howard University Washington, DC
Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL
A V G W www.artinstitutes.edu/fort-lauderdale/
Florida Atlantic University Ft. Lauderdale, FL
G V www.fau.edu/
Full Sail University Winter Park, FL
A V G W www.fullsail.edu/
International Academy of Design & Technology (Sanford-Brown) Tampa, FL
V G A http://www.iadt.edu/
Atlanta College of Art (now part of SCAD) Atlanta, GA
A W G V www.scad.edu/atlanta
Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah , GA
W V G A www.scad.edu/
Bradley University Peoria, IL
W A G V https://www.bradley.edu/slane/
Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL
V A G www.colum.edu/
The Illinois Institute of Art at Chicago Chicago , IL
A W G V www.artinstitutes.edu/chicago
The Illinois Institute of Art at Schaumburg Shaumburg, IL
A W G V www.artinstitutes.edu/schaumburg
Northwestern University Evanston, IL
V www.communication.northwestern.edu/programs/major_radio_television_film/
School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL
W G V http://www.saic.edu/academics/departments/
University of Illinois Champaign, IL
G http://www.art.illinois.edu/
Purdue University West Lafayette, IN
Maharishi University of Management Fairfield, IA
V G W www.mum.edu/
University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
Kansas Wesleyan University Salina, KS
Fort Hays State University
W V www.fhsu.edu/informatics/academic-programs/
Johnson County Community College
W http://www.jccc.edu/academics/computers/web-development-digital-media/tab-ce.html
G http://www.jccc.edu/graphicdesign/
A http://www.jccc.edu/animation/
Kansas State University Salina, KS
W (web development) consider.k-state.edu/majorslist/majorslist.htm
St. Mary College Leavenworth, KS
Kansas University Lawrence, KS
V film.ku.edu/~film/programs/undergraduate.shtml
G www.sadp.ku.edu/design/viscom/index.shtml
Wichita State University Wichita, KS
www.wichita.edu/thisis/media_arts/index.asp (animation, audio, film, game design)
University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA
Northeastern University Boston, MA
V G A http://www.northeastern.edu/
School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA
V www.smfa.edu/film-and-animation
G www.smfa.edu/graphic-design-certificate
A www.smfa.edu/film-and-animation
University of Massachusetts Amherst
College for Creative Studies Detroit, MI
A G https://www.collegeforcreativestudies.edu/
Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI
Kendall College if Art and Design Grand Rapids, MI
W www.kcad.edu/programs/undergraduate/digitalmedia/
G www.kcad.edu/programs/undergraduate/graphicdesign/
A www.kcad.edu/programs/undergraduate/digitalmedia/
Academy Education Center, Inc. Minneapolis, MN
A G W https://www.academycollege.edu/
Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis, MN
W www.mcad.edu/showPage.php?pageID=1065
V www.mcad.edu/showPage.php?pageID=1060
G www.mcad.edu/showPage.php?pageID=1063
A www.mcad.edu/showPage.php?pageID=1056
St. Olaf College Northfield, MN
Missouri State University Springfield, MO
G A V https://www.missouristate.edu/admissions/majors-and-programs.htm
Kansas City Art Institute Kansas City, MO
V G A www.kcai.edu
University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO
G www.ucmo.edu/majors/print/4yearplan.cfm?ftd=32&wi=CommmercialArt.cfm
Northwest Missouri State University
VWG http://www.nwmissouri.edu/
Montana State University-Northern Havre, MT
University of Nebraska Lincoln, NE
The College of New Jersey Ewing , NJ
G www.tcnj.edu/~art/graphic_design.php
Rutgers University Camden, NJ
Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY
Cornell University Ithaca, NY
V G A http://www.cornell.edu/
New York Film Academy New York, NY
New York Institute of Technology New York, NY
New York University Tisch School of the Arts – New York, NY
V filmtv.tisch.nyu.edu/page/home.html
Parsons School of Design New York, NY
G www.newschool.edu/parsons/academics/
A www.newschool.edu/parsons/academics/
Pratt Institute Brooklyn, NY
W V G A https://www.pratt.edu/
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY
V G A www.rit.edu/programs/program_listing.php?display=degree&loc=ugrad
Syracuse University Syracuse,NY
North Carolina School of the Arts Winston-Salem, NC
W G A www.uncsa.edu/designandproduction/
University of North Carolina Greensboro, NC
G web.uncg.edu/adm/academics/school.asp?school_lnk=1
Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, NC
Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH
A W art.bgsu.edu
Central State University Wilberforce, OH
G http://www.centralstate.edu/index.php
Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland, OH
W A G V www.cia.edu/
Columbus College of Art & Design Columbus, OH
A www.ccad.edu/programs-of-study/majors/animation/
G www.ccad.edu/programs-of-study/majors/advertising-graphic-design/
Kent State University – Stark Kent, OH
W G A www.stark.kent.edu/academics/majors/cdagd.cfm
Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, OK
V www.okcu.edu/movingarts/ (film production/studies)
www.okcu.edu/masscomm/broadcast.aspx (broadcasting)
The Art Institute of Portland Portland, OR
W A G V www.artinstitutes.edu/portland/
University of Oregon Eugene, OR
Pennsylvania
The Art Institute of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA
A W G V www.artinstitutes.edu/philadelphia/
Art Institute of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA
A W G V www.artinstitutes.edu/pittsburgh/
Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA
A W V www.duq.edu/
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Edinboro, PA
Kutztown University Kutztown, PA
Lycoming College Williamsport, PA
University of the Arts Philadelphia, PA
G A V www.uarts.edu/
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI
G A V https://www.risd.edu/
University of South Carolina Columbia, SC
V G www.cas.sc.edu/art/mart.html
Belmont College – Nashville, TN
East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN
Memphis College of Art Memphis, TN
G A V http://mca.edu/
Watkins College of Art, Design and Film Nashville, TN
G V www.watkins.edu/
Brigham Young University Provo, UT
University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT
A V G http://www.utah.edu/
Norfolk State University Norfolk, VA
Regent University Virginia Beach, VA
V A www.regent.edu/acad/undergrad/academics/
Art Institute of Seattle Seattle,WA
W V A G https://www.artinstitutes.edu/seattle
DigiPen Institute of Technology Redmond, WA
A G www.digipen.edu/