Profiles of Schools/Colleges in Georgia (GA) Offering Animation, Design, Gaming, and Media Related Programs

With as more than 130,000 commercial businesses and a city-limits population of 420,000, Atlanta, Georgia is an ideal place of residence for artsy professionals seeking careers in graphic design. Many different types of businesses all throughout Atlanta hire graphic design professionals for all kinds of visual tasks.

Employment seekers all over Atlanta, Georgia are pursuing careers in animation and video game design.  With a population of well over 400,000, the city offers a wealth of opportunities in this exciting, high-tech field.  Companies throughout the state of Georgia hire video game designers.  Most of these jobs are in based in Atlanta. 

What does it take to become a “best” animation school? Is it cost? Location? Job placement services? Well, it really depends on the ranking agency. Many reputable college ranking agencies use a select group of factors to determine which programs deserve to be on the “best” list. These factors typically relate to the number of program offerings, graduation and retention rates, peer assessment, faculty resources (student-teacher ratio), financial resources, and student selectivity. A school with a very selective admissions process will likely rank higher than a school with a relaxed admissions process, or a school with large classes will likely rank lower than a school with small class sizes.

Georgia is one of  the top ten largest states in the U.S. and home of one of the nations fastest growing cities—Atlanta. The Peach State is also home to one of the most beloved cities in the south—Savannah, and other principal cities such as Athens, Augusta, and Columbus. Atlanta is home to many of the state’s major art museums such as the High Museum of Art, The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCA GA), and The Carlos Museum. In Savannah, art lovers frequent Telfair Museums and SCAD Museum of Art (of the Savannah College of Art and Design). Hundreds of smaller galleries, art centers, and performance venues can be found from major cities to the suburbs to small towns, so there’s something for artists at every turn!