Profiles of Schools/Colleges in New York (NY) Offering Animation, Design, Gaming, and Media Related Programs

New York City is one of the best places in America to find high paying work in the field of graphic design.  New York City supports more than 350,000 corporations and private companies in need of commercial graphic artists, especially those with a genuine talent for illustration.

In simple terms, digital media is “digitized content such as audio, video, graphics, and text that can be transmitted over the Internet or computer networks.” (businessdictionary.com) This means, digital media artists are multifaceted, so they fit well into just about any area of art, design, or media. Aspiring digital media artists can find work in advertising, film, gaming, public relations, graphic design, publishing, web design, photography, education, consulting, non-profit organizations, government departments, and museums.

So, what makes a school a “top” school? This may be up for debate in some circles, but according to a number of student groups, education organizations, bloggers, and alums, roughly a dozen factors separate the best from the rest. Sure, a quality education is very important, but some of the other issues these groups care about are cost, convenience, job placement services, types of student clubs and organizations, intramural sports, cultural opportunities, quality of the facilities, student population, and even Greek life. Fortunately, a large number of New York schools scored high in all areas. Many of these schools also happen to offer some of the finest art and design programs in the world—including programs for aspiring game designers & developers.

The city of Syracuse, New York features many local visual artists and as many as 25,000 commercial businesses.  Now that new technologies have simplified visual media production, artists all over Syracuse are pursuing employment in the field of animation.