List of North Carolina Schools with Animation Degree Programs

Below is a list of North Carolina schools that offer animation degree programs:

East Carolina University, Greenville
Programs available: BFA Art with Concentration in Animation/Interactive Design; 

North Carolina State University, Raleigh
Programs available: Bachelor of Art and Design, New Media and Animation; Master of Art and Design with Animation/New Media Concentration

University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem
Programs available: BFA Animation and Production Design

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Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem
Programs available: BA Art with Concentration in Computer Graphics and Animation

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Full Sail University

Selected Campus Locations:

• Winter Park, FL & Online

Selected Programs: 

• Computer Animation - Online
• Computer Animation - Florida Campus
• Game Design - Online
• Game Design - Florida Campus
• Graphic Design & Digital Arts - Online
• Graphic Design - Florida Campus
• Simulation & Visualization - Florida Campus
• User Experience – Online
• Artificial Intelligence - Online

Animation Career Review Rankings: 

• Top 50 Nationally for Animation (#20) - 2026
• Top 50 Nationally for Game Design (#11) - 2026
• Top 50 Nationally for Graphic Design (#39) - 2025

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Savannah College of Art and Design

Selected Campus Locations:

• Atlanta, Georgia; Savannah, Georgia; Lacoste, France; and SCAD eLearning

Selected Programs: 

• Animation – BFA, MA, MFA
• Film and Television – BFA, MA, MFA
• Graphic Design – BA, BFA, MA, MFA
• Illustration – BA, BFA, MA, MFA
• Immersive Reality - BFA
• Interactive Design and Game Development – BA, BFA, MA, MFA
• Motion Media Design – BFA, MA, MFA
• Sequential Art – BA, BFA, MA, MFA
• Visual Effects – BFA, MA, MFA
• User Experience (UX) Design – BFA

Animation Career Review Rankings: 

• Top 50 Nationally for Animation (#2) - 2026
• Top 50 Nationally for Game Design (#7) - 2026
• Top 50 Nationally for Graphic Design (#7) - 2025
• Top 50 Nationally for Illustration (#5) - 2025
• Top 25 Nationally for Visual Effects (#1) - 2025

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East Tennessee State University

Selected Campus Locations:

• Johnson City

Selected Programs: 

• 2D & 3D Animation – B.S.
• Concept Development (Visualization) – B.S.
• Digital Communications (Visualization) – B. S.
• Visual Effects – B.S.
• Game Design – B.S.

Animation Career Review Rankings: 

• Top 40 Nationally for Animation among Public Colleges (#26) - 2026
• Top 25 in the South for Animation (#12) - 2026
• Top 20 in the South for Game Design (#18) - 2026

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CG Spectrum College of Digital Art & Animation

Selected Campus Locations:

• Online

Selected Programs: 

• 2D Animation
• 3D Animation
• 3D Modeling
• Concept Art
• Digital Illustration
• Game Art & Animation
• Game Design
• Game Programming
• VFX Compositing and FX
• Real-time 3D & Virtual Production
• Game Development - Programming, Design, Game Art & Animation, Real-time 3D & Virtual Production

Animation Career Review Rankings: 

• Top 25 International Animation Training Programs (#17) - 2025