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

The state of Missouri features many fine artists among its more than six million local residents. Missouri's thriving economy supports many thousand commercial businesses that hire illustrators to design everything from traditional books to video games to technical drawings to reference charts and countless other visual creations.  Missouri maintains an increasing demand for talented local illustrators.

According to the most recent U.S. Census Bureau report (last updated January 17, 2012), Missouri’s population passed the 6 million mark and is now on its way to 6.1 million. In just one short year, the population increased by 21,761 residents. Missouri’s large population makes it the eighteenth largest state in the U.S. Like other large states, Missouri is home to several bustling cities with active art and culture scenes. These include Kansas City, St. Louis. Springfield, Independence, and Columbia.

The city of Kansas City, Missouri features as many as 50,000 commercial businesses and hundreds of talented local artists.  Metro areas like Kansas City lately recognize a vigorously increasing demand for multimedia artists in the field of visual animation.

The state of Missouri is home to so many top colleges and universities, it’s tough to keep count. These schools make regular appearances on numerous “top school” lists based on a variety of factors that may affect everything from student finances to the student’s social life. The groups behind many top schools lists are usually students, alumni, and bloggers that understand what’s important to, well, students! They consider factors such as cost, location, access to (and quality of) production facilities, job placement services, types of clubs and organizations, access to recreation, class size, cultural activities, and even Greek life.