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

Today’s illustrators are more tech savvy and versatile than ever. The skills they possess can be used in a number of lucrative fields outside of entertainment. Today’s aspiring illustrators may find themselves working for a top technology firm, a law enforcement agency, science lab, medical institute, schools or even an engineering firm. Common careers for illustrators are still attractive (and lucrative), and include advertising, publishing, filmmaking, political cartoons, animation, and gaming. In the state of New York, you’ll find just about every type of illustration job you can think of, and then some.

It takes more than high enrollment figures and affordable tuition to make the “Best Animation Programs” list for any given city. A number of respected college ranking agencies take a number of common factors into consideration when determining which schools deserve a spot on the list. Factors such as faculty resources (such as student-faculty ratio), financial resources, program offerings, peer assessment, graduation and retention rates, and student selectivity.

Teens and twenty-somethings around the world are showing an increasing interest in Animation and Video Game Design.  The skills involved appeal especially to competitive tech-savvy types, as well as artists who can finally make a living at their art.  Thousands of New York companies hire Video Game Designers.  In fact, roughly six percent of all U.S. jobs available to Video Game Designers and Animators are located in New York City. 

Degrees Offered: B. F. A. Graphic Design

Tuition Information: Undergraduate residents $5,270, nonresidents $14,320 for the 2011 – 2012 school year.  Tuition does not include fees of $1,188 per year.