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Top Animation Programs in Virginia

Written by Michelle Burton. Last updated August 07, 2017.

Virginia is home to some of the best Title IV colleges in the nation. The University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, Virginia State University, Norfolk State University, George Mason University, and Virginia Intermont College are just a few. According to the most recent report by the U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Virginia is home to 129 Title IV schools. While not all of the state’s Title IVs offer art and design programs, many of them do. Some are even on the list of top schools for artists and designers. This includes animators.

Virginia’s top schools made the list based on factors such as quality of production facilities, competitiveness, variety of programs, comfortable class sizes, the number and quality of clubs/organizations, cost, and more. Continue reading to find out which Virginia schools offer “top” animation programs and where to find them. Please note that the schools listed below are in order from largest to smallest student population.

Top Animation School Programs Virginia Major Cities

Virginia Beach
Regent University
Student Population: 2,333
Backdrop: Urban, 70-acre campus
Degrees Offered: B. A. Animation

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Top Animation School Programs Virginia Other Cities and Towns

Blacksburg
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
Student Population: 23,700
Backdrop: Town, 2,600-acre campus
Degrees Offered: B. F. A. Studio Arts with Concentration in Digital Art, B. F. A. Visual Communication Design; M. F. A. Creative Technologies. NOTE: Studio Arts majors can choose a concentration from disciplines including animation, ceramics, creative technologies, digital art, drawing, painting, and sculpture. Visual communication and graphic design offers concentrations in 3D animation, creative technologies, visual communication design, graphic design, and modeling.

Petersburg
Virginia State University
Student Population: 5,301
Backdrop: Small Town, 246-acre campus
Degrees Offered: B. F. A. Visual Arts with Concentration in Animation, Graphic Design

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Academy of Art University
Selected Campus Locations:
  • San Francisco & Online
Selected Programs: 
  • Animation
  • Game Development
  • Graphic Design
  • Illustration
Animation Career Review Rankings: 
  • Top 50 Nationally for Animation (#15) - 2020
  • Top 50 Nationally for Game Design (#23) - 2020
  • Top 40 Nationally for Illustration (#29) - 2020
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Savannah College of Art and Design
Selected Campus Locations:
  • Atlanta, Georgia; Savannah, Georgia; Lacoste, France; and SCAD eLearning
Selected Programs: 
  • Animation – BFA, MA, MFA
  • Film and Television – BFA, MA, MFA
  • Graphic Design – BA, BFA, MA, MFA
  • Illustration – BA, BFA, MA, MFA
  • Immersive Reality - BFA
  • Interactive Design and Game Development – BA, BFA, MA, MFA
  • Motion Media Design – BFA, MA, MFA
  • Sequential Art – BA, BFA, MA, MFA
  • Visual Effects – BFA, MA, MFA
  • User Experience (UX) Design – BFA
Animation Career Review Rankings: 
  • Top 50 Nationally for Animation (#3) - 2020
  • Top 50 Nationally for Game Design (#12) - 2020
  • Top 50 Nationally for Graphic Design (#9) - 2020
  • Top 40 Nationally for Illustration (#9) - 2020
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Full Sail University
Selected Campus Locations:
  • Winter Park, FL & Online
Selected Programs: 
  • Computer Animation - Bachelor's - Online & Campus
  • Game Programs - Bachelor's & Master's - Online & Campus
  • Graphic Design & Digital Arts - Bachelor's - Online & Campus
  • Film & Digital Cinematography - Bachelor's & Master's - Online & Campus
  • Mobile Development - Bachelor's - Online
  • Simulation & Visualization - Bachelor's - Campus
Animation Career Review Rankings: 
  • Top 50 Nationally for Animation (#19) - 2020
  • Top 50 Nationally for Game Design (#17) - 2020
  • Top 5 in Florida for Graphic Design (#4) - 2020
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CG Spectrum College of Digital Art & Animation
Selected Campus Locations:
  • Online
Selected Programs: 
  • 2D Animation
  • 3D Animation
  • 3D Modeling
  • Concept Art
  • Digital Illustration
  • Game Art
  • Game Design
  • Game Programming
  • Visual Effects

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Princeton Review
U.S. News & World Report College Rankings

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