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Which California colleges have graphic design degree programs?
School | City |
---|---|
Academy of Art University | San Francisco |
Art Center College of Design | Pasadena |
Ashford University | San Diego |
Azusa Pacific University | Azusa |
California College of the Arts | San Francisco |
California Dominican University | San Rafael |
California Institute of the Arts | Valencia |
California Polytechnic State University | San Luis Obispo |
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) | Pomona |
California State University, Chico | Chico |
California State University, East Bay | Hayward |
California State University, Fresno | Fresno |
California State University, Fullerton | Fullerton |
California State University, Los Angeles | Los Angeles |
California State University, Long Beach | Long Beach |
California State University, Northridge | Northridge |
California State University, Sacramento | Sacramento |
Chapman University | Orange |
Concordia University | Irvine |
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising | Los Angeles, Irvine, San Francisco, San Diego |
Fresno Pacific University | Fresno |
Laguna College of Art and Design | Laguna Beach |
La Sierra University | Riverside |
Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles |
Otis College of Art and Design | Los Angeles |
Notre Dame de Namur University | Belmont |
Olivet College of Art & Design | Anza |
Pacific Union College | Angwin |
Platt College | Ontario, Riverside, Alhambra |
Point Loma Nazarene University | San Diego |
San Diego State University | San Diego |
San Francisco State University | San Francisco |
San Jose State University | San Jose |
University of California, Los Angeles | Los Angeles |
University of San Francisco | San Francisco |
University of Southern California | Los Angeles |
Woodbury University | Burbank |
Below is a list of California schools that offer graphic design programs:
Academy of Art University, San Francisco
Programs: BFA, MFA Graphic Design
Art Center College of Design, Pasadena
Programs: BFA Graphic Design
Ashford University, San Diego
Programs: BA Computer Graphic Design
Azusa Pacific University, Azusa
Programs: BFA Visual Art, Concentration Graphic Design; BFA Graphic Design
California College of the Arts, San Francisco
Programs: BFA Graphic Design
California Dominican University, San Rafael
Programs: BFA Graphic Design
California Institute of the Arts, Valencia
Programs: BFA Art, Graphic Design; MFA Graphic Design (with or without specialization in Motion Graphics)
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Programs: BFA Art and Design, Graphic Design Concentration
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona), Pomona
Programs: BFA Graphic Design
California State University, Chico, Chico
Programs: BA Communication Design – Graphic Design Option
California State University, East Bay, Hayward
Programs: BFA Art, Graphic Design Concentration
California State University, Fresno, Fresno
Programs: BFA Graphic Design; BA Art, Graphic Design Option
California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton
Programs: BFA Graphic Design; MFA Design – Graphic Design Concentration
California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach
Programs: BA and BFA in Art with Graphic Design; MFA Art with Concentration in Studio Art - Graphic Design
California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
Programs: BA Art Option Graphic Design/Visual Communication
California State University, Northridge, Northridge
Programs: BA Graphic Design; MA Art, Studio Art Option with Visual Communication Option with Illustration or Video/Digital Art Concentration; MFA Art, Studio Art Option with Visual Communication Option with Graphic Design Concentration
California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento
Programs: BS Graphic Design
Chapman University, Orange
Programs: BFA Digital Arts with Emphasis in Graphic Design
Concordia University, Irvine
Programs: BA Graphic Design; BA with a major in Art, emphasis in Graphic Design
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, Los Angeles, Irvine, San Francisco, San Diego
Programs: AA in Digital Media, Graphic Design (Branding or
Entertainment)
Fresno Pacific University, Fresno
Programs: BA Art, Emphasis in Graphic Art *The graphic arts emphasis prepares art major students for further study in either graphic arts or graphic design.
La Sierra University, Riverside
Programs: BFA Graphic Design
Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach
Programs: BFA Graphic Design
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles
Programs: BA Studio Arts with Graphic Design Emphasis
Notre Dame de Namur University, Belmont
Programs: BA Art and Graphic Design
Olivet College of Art & Design, Anza
Programs: BA Graphic Design Also Available Online, Master of Graphic Design, ALSO Master of Arts, Graphic Arts
Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles
Programs: BFA Graphic Design; MFA Graphic Design
Pacific Union College, Angwin
Programs: BA Graphic Design, BFA Graphic Design
Platt College, Ontario, Riverside, Alhambra
Programs: Graphic Design Diploma, Graphic Design Associate of Arts Degree, Visual Communication - 2D Print, Visual Communication Interactive/Web Specialization
Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego
Programs: BA Graphic Design (Concentrations: Advertising, Art and Design, Editorial Design, Illustration)
San Diego State University, San Diego
Programs: BA Applied Arts & Sciences with a major in Art, emphasis in Graphic Design, MFA Studio Arts, Emphasis Graphic Design, MA Studio Arts, Emphasis Graphic Design
San Francisco State University, San Francisco
Programs: BS Visual Communication Design
San Jose State University, San Jose
Programs: BA Art - Design Studies with emphasis in Graphic Design, BFA Graphic Design; MFA Art - Digital Media Art Concentration
University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
Programs: BA Design Media Arts; MFA in Media Arts
University of San Francisco, San Francisco
Programs: BA Design
University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Programs: MFA Animation and Digital Arts; BA Animation & Digital Arts
Woodbury University, Burbank
Programs: BFA Graphic Design
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