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Vancouver Film School
Selected Campus Locations:
  • Vancouver, BC
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Animation Career Review Rankings: 
  • Top 25 Animation Training Programs Internationally (#1) - 2021
  • Top 10 Animation Training Programs in Canada (#1) - 2021
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University of Colorado, Denver
Selected Campus Locations:
  • Denver, CO
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Animation Career Review Rankings: 
  • Top 50 Nationally for Animation (#44) - 2022
  • Top 10 in the Southwest for Animation (#5) - 2022
  • Top 50 Nationally for Illustration (#39) - 2021
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Ringling College of Art and Design
Selected Campus Locations:
  • Sarasota, Florida
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Animation Career Review Rankings: 
  • Top 50 Nationally for Animation (#3) - 2022
  • Top 50 Nationally for Game Design (#14) - 2022
  • Top 50 Nationally for Graphic Design (#11) - 2022
  • Top 50 Nationally for Illustration (#4) - 2021
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Academy of Art University
Selected Campus Locations:
  • San Francisco & Online
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Animation Career Review Rankings: 
  • Top 50 Nationally for Animation (#14) - 2022
  • Top 50 Nationally for Game Design (#40) - 2022
  • Top 50 Nationally for Illustration (#24) - 2021
  • Top 50 Nationally for Graphic Design (#38) - 2021
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Full Sail University
Selected Campus Locations:
  • Winter Park, FL & Online
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Animation Career Review Rankings: 
  • Top 50 Nationally for Animation (#11) - 2022
  • Top 50 Nationally for Game Design (#10) - 2022
  • Top 25 in the South for Graphic Design (#10) - 2021
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Southern New Hampshire University
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  • Online
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CG Spectrum College of Digital Art & Animation
Selected Campus Locations:
  • Online
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Academy of Art University San Francisco, California
Programs: AA Animation & Visual Effects, BFA Animation & Visual Effects, MA Animation & Visual Effects, MFA Animation & Visual Effects, MFA Game Design, BFA Game Design, MFA Graphic Design, BFA Graphic Design, BFA Illustration, MA Illustration, MFA Illustration, (Many programs available online)
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Art Center College of Design Pasadena, California
Programs: BFA Graphic Design, BS Entertainment Design with Tracks in Character Animation (Launches 2015) and Concept Design, BS Interaction Design, BFA Illustration Design Track, BS Entertainment Design
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Azusa Pacific University Azusa, California
Programs: BFA Visual Art, Concentration Graphic Design; BFA Graphic Design, BA in Animation and Visual Effects, BA in Games and Interactive Media
Biola University La Mirada, California
Programs: BA Cinema & Media Arts Concentration - Visual Effects & 3D Animation, BA Game Design and Interactive Media
California College of the Arts San Francisco, Oakland, California
Programs: BFA Animation, BFA Graphic Design, BFA Illustration
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California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) Valencia, California
Programs: BFA Graphic Design, MFA Graphic Design; Motion Graphics MFA (separate track within the Graphic Design program), MFA Experimental Animation, BFA Charactor Animation, BFA Experimental Animation
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California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, California
Programs: BFA Art and Design, Graphic Design Concentration, BS Computer Science, Interactive Entertainment Game Design Concentration, BS Graphic Communication UX/UI Concentration
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California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) Pomona, California
Programs: BFA Graphic Design
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California State University - Chico Chico, California
Programs: BS Computer Animation & Game Development, BA Communication Design/Option Graphic Design
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California State University - East Bay East Bay, California
Programs: BFA Art, Graphic Design Concentration; BFA Art, Illustration Concentration; BFA Art, Interaction & Game Design Concentration; BFA Art, Video & Animation Concentration
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California State University - Fullerton Fullerton, California
Programs: BFA Graphic Design, MFA Concentration Graphic Design; BFA Art, Concentration Entertainment Art/Animation; BFA Art, Concentration Illustration; MFA Art, Concentration Illustration; BS Computer Science, Game Design Specialization; BA Cinema & Television Arts, Minor in Digital Effects
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California State University - Monterey Bay Monterey Bay , California
Programs: BA, Minor Cinematic Arts & Technology
California State University - Sacramento Sacramento, California
Programs: BS Graphic Design, BS in Computer Science with Certificate in Game Engineering
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California State University Fresno Fresno, California
Programs: BA Animation and New Media; BFA Graphic Design; BA Art, Graphic Design Option; BFA Graphic Design, Emphasis Illustration
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California State University, Long Beach Long Beach, California
Programs: BFA Graphic Design, MFA Graphic Design , BA Film and Electronic Arts - Digital Arts Production and 3D Computer Animation coursework; BFA in Art - Option in Illustration, Animation Track; BFA with an Illustration Track
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California State University, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California
Programs: BA Animation Option, BA Art Option Graphic Design/Visual Communication
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California State University, Northridge Northridge, California
Programs: MFA, Concentration Graphic Design; BFA Visual Arts, Concentration Graphic Design; BA Art, Concentration Animation; BA Visual Arts, Concentration Illustration; MA Visual Arts, Concentration Illustration; MFA Visual Arts, Concentration Illustration
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Chapman University Orange, California
Programs: BFA Digital Arts; BFA Graphic Design; Minor Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR and AR), BFA Animation & Visual Effects; MFA Production Design
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Columbia College Hollywood Hollywood, California
Programs: BFA Visual Effects Concentration - Animation, Compositing, Digital Modeling; BFA Graphic Design
Concordia University Irvine, California
Programs: BA Graphic Design; BA with a major in Art, emphasis in Graphic Design
Dominican University of California San Rafael, California
Programs: BFA Graphic Design
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM) Los Angeles, San Diego, OC-Irvine, San Francisco, California
Programs: BA Design, Graphic Design Option
Flatiron School - San Francisco San Francisco, California
Programs: Certificate Product Design/UX/UI Design
Fresno Pacific University Fresno, California
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.
Gnomon School of Visual Effects Hollywood, California
Programs: BFA Digital Production, Certificate in Digital Production Focus; 3D Generalist, Games Modeling & Texturing, Visual Effects, Animation Character & Creature Animation
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Holberton School San Francisco, California
Programs: Augmented Reality & Virtual Reality Certificate
Hussian College - Los Angeles Los Angeles, California
Programs: MS UX Design, BFA Film & Digital Content - Concentration Visual Effects
La Sierra University Riverside, California
Programs: BFA Graphic Design
Laguna College of Art and Design Laguna Beach, California
Programs: BFA Animation, BFA Game Art, MFA Game Design, BFA Graphic Design; Graphic Design w/Illustration Emphasis; Graphic Design w/Action Sport Design Emphasis, BFA Graphic Design + Digital Media w/Specialized Minor in UI/UX, BFA Illustration, BFA, Minor in Illustration in Entertainment Design
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Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art Los Angeles, California
Programs: BFA Entertainment Art, Certificate Entertainment Art
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Los Angeles Film School Los Angeles, California
Programs: BS Animation - Concentration Visual Effects or Game Art
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Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, California
Programs: BA Animation, BA Studio Arts - Graphic Design Emphasis (GRPH),
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New York Film Academy - California Los Angeles, California
Programs: BFA Animation; MFA Game Design; BFA Game Design; AFA Game Design; 1 Year Game Design Conservatory; BFA 3D Animation & Visual Effects; MFA 3D Animation & Visual Effects
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Notre Dame de Namur University Belmont, California
Programs: BA Art and Graphic Design
Olivet University Anza, California
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, California
Programs: BFA Graphic Design, MFA Graphic Design, BA Digital Media with Animation Emphasis, BA Digital Media with Game and Entertainment Design Emphasis, BFA Illustration, BA Animation and Digital Arts with Visual Effects Emphasis, BFA Animation and Digital Arts with Visual Effects Emphasis, MFA Animation and Digital Arts with Visual Effects Emphasis
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Pacific Union College Angwin, California
Programs: BA Graphic Design, BFA Graphic Design
Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, California
Programs: BA Graphic Design (Concentrations: Advertising, Art and Design, Editorial Design, Illustration); BA Graphic Design, Concentration Illustration
SAE Expression College Emeryville, California
Programs: Bachelor's of Applied Science in Game Development, Bachelor of Applied Science Animation & Visual Effects
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San Diego State University San Diego, California
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
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San Francisco State University San Francisco, California
Programs: BS Visual Communication Design (Graphic Design and Interactive Digital Media), UX/UI Design Certificate
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San Jose State University San Jose, California
Programs: BFA Graphic Design; BFA Animation/Illustration; Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Computer Vision (CV) Lab
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Stanford University Palo Alto, California
Programs: Virtual Human Interaction Lab (VHIL)
The University of Arizona Global Campus (former Ashford University) San Diego, California
Programs: BA Computer Graphic Design - Computer Animation Track
Universal Arts School (Hollywood Campus) Los Angeles, California
Programs: Programs in Animation, Games, VFX, Cinema, and Art.
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University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California
Programs: XR [email protected], Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality Laboratory (VR/AR/MR), Graduate Professional UX Design Certificate, UX/UI Bootcamp
University of California, Irvine Irvine, California
Programs: BS Computer Game Science
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University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California
Programs: MFA Animation; BA Design Media Arts; MFA in Media Arts; UCLA Animation Workshop (12 Quarter Units of UC Credit), User Experience (UX) Certificate, BA Film and Television Production: Film, Television, Digital, Experimental and Animation
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University of California, San Diego San Diego, California
Programs: Virtual Reality App Development Certificate, UX Design Certificate
University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California
Programs: PhD/MS Media Arts and Technology (MAT); RE Touch Lab; Four Eyes Lab
University of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, California
Programs: BFA Digital Arts and Game Design, BS Computer Science in Computer Game Design, MFA Digital Arts and New Media, MS Games and Playable Media, MS Computer Science - Focus in Games, PhD Computer Science - Focus in Games; BS/BA/MS/PhD Computer Science - Emphasis Visual Computing: Computer Vision, Visualization and Graphics
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University of San Francisco San Francisco, California
Programs: BA Design
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University of Silicon Valley (formerly Cogswell University) Sunnyvale, California
Programs: BA Entertainment Design/Digital Art & Animation, BA in Digital Art & Animation, BS in Digital Audio Technology, BA in Digital Media Management, BA in Game Design Art, BS in Game Design Engineering, BS in Digital Arts Engineering, BS in Software Engineering, MA in Entrepreneurship & Innovation
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University of Southern California Los Angeles, California
Programs: BA/BFA Animation & Digital Arts Concentration Visual Effects; MFA Animation and Digital Arts Concentration Visual Effects; MFA Interactive Media with Animation Electives; BFA Film & Television Production; MS Computer Science, Game Development Specialization and High Performance Computing and Simulation Specialization; Master of Science in Computer Science (Game Development); MFA Interactive Media with Heavy Games Electives; BS Computer Science (Games); BA Interactive Entertainment; BA/BFA Art, MA/MFA Art; Labs for Medical Virtual Reality, Mixed Reality, Modeling & Simulation, Social Simulation, and Virtual Humans.
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Woodbury University Burbank, California
Programs: BFA Graphic Design, BFA Animation, BFA Game Art & Design
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