Top Animation Programs in Pennsylvania

Some of the nation’s top schools are located in the state of Pennsylvania. Penn State, Carnegie Mellon University, and Allegheny College are just a few of the state’s top colleges. These colleges made the “top” schools list based on a variety of factors such as job placement services, facilities, types of organizations and clubs, convenience, affordability, and more. Pennsylvania’s top schools also make the annual “best” schools list, but for different reasons. A “best” school has a wide variety of program offerings, superior graduation and retention rates, and excellent faculty resources (student-teacher ratio) and financial resources. Student selectivity is also important as well as peer assessment.

Pennsylvania is home to 262 Title IV degree-granting colleges and universities. These schools are eligible for federal financial aid programs based on several strict requirements set forth by the U.S. Department of Education. Pennsylvania is one of only six states with 200+ such schools. Many of these colleges offer excellent art and design programs, including animation and multimedia programs. What’s even better is, Pennsylvania’s animation school programs made the list of “best” and “top” animation schools.

Continue reading to find out which Pennsylvania animation and multimedia schools are tops and what they have to offer. Please note that the top animation schools listed below are in order by student population from largest to smallest.

Top Animation School Programs Pennsylvania Major Cities

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Philadelphia
Drexel University
Student Population: 15,047
Backdrop: Urban, 40-acre campus
Degrees Offered: B. S. Animation and Visual Effects, Game Art and Production, Graphic Design, Web Development and Interaction Design; M. S. Digital Media

The University of the Arts
Student Population: 2,300+
Backdrop: Urban, 18-acre campus
Degrees Offered: B. F. A. Animation, Graphic Design, Illustration, Multimedia with Concentration in Interactive Design or Motion Design

Pittsburgh
Duquesne University
Student Population: 5,677
Backdrop: Urban, 50-acre campus
Degrees Offered: B. A. Digital Media Arts with Concentration in Multimedia Development or Web Development; M. S. Media Technology with Concentration in Creative Media Practices, Multimedia Management or Web Design and Development

Top Animation School Programs Pennsylvania Other Cities and Towns

Edinboro
Edinboro University
Student Population: 6,472
Backdrop: Small town, 585-acre campus
Degrees Offered: B. F. A. Applied Media Arts with Concentration in Computer Animation, Traditional Animation or Graphic Design

California
California University of Pennsylvania
Student Population: 6,299
Backdrop: Small town, 188-acre campus, easy access to Pittsburgh
Degrees Offered: B. S. Graphic Design, Graphics and Multimedia

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