
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)
Rankings:
- Top 50 Nationally for Animation (#14) - 2022
- Top 40 Nationally for Animation among Private Colleges (#13) - 2022
- Top 25 on the West Coast for Animation (#6) - 2022
- Top 25 in California for Animation (#6) - 2022
- Top 50 Animation BFA Program in the U.S. (#11) - 2022
- Top 25 Animation MFA Program in the U.S. (#8) - 2022
- Top 10 Animation MS/MA Program in the U.S. (#2) - 2022
- Top 50 Nationally for Game Design (#40) - 2022
- Top 25 Nationally for Game Design among Private Colleges (#21) - 2022
- Top 10 on the West Coast for Game Design (#9) - 2022
- Top 25 Game Design BS Program in the U.S. (#24) - 2022
- Top 25 Game Design BFA Program in the U.S. (#11) - 2022
- Top 25 Game Design MS/MA Program in the U.S. (#20) - 2022
- Top 10 in California for Game Design (#7) - 2022
- Top 50 Nationally for Graphic Design (#38) - 2021
- Top 50 Nationally for Graphic Design among Private Colleges (#22) - 2021
- Top 20 on the West Coast for Graphic Design (#9) - 2021
- Top 25 Graphic Design MFA Program in the U.S. (#20) - 2021
- Top 20 in California for Graphic Design (#8) - 2021
- Top 50 Nationally for Illustration (#24) - 2021
- Top 20 Nationally for Illustration among Private Colleges (#19) - 2021
- Top 10 on the West Coast for Illustration (#7) - 2021
- Top 25 Illustration BFA Program in the U.S. (#24) - 2021
- Top 10 in California for Illustration (#7) - 2021

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
Rankings:
- Top 50 Nationally for Animation (#13) - 2022
- Top 40 Nationally for Animation among Private Colleges (#12) - 2022
- Top 25 on the West Coast for Animation (#5) - 2022
- Top 25 in California for Animation (#5) - 2022
- Top 20 Animation BS Program in the U.S. (#2) - 2022
- Top 50 Nationally for Game Design (#50) - 2022
- Top 10 in California for Game Design (#10) - 2022
- Top 50 Nationally for Graphic Design (#2) - 2021
- Top 50 Nationally for Graphic Design among Private Colleges (#2) - 2021
- Top 20 on the West Coast for Graphic Design (#1) - 2021
- Top 25 Graphic Design BFA Program in the U.S (#2) - 2021
- Top 25 Graphic Design MFA Program in the U.S. (#2) - 2021
- Top 20 in California for Graphic Design (#1) - 2021
- Top 50 Nationally for Illustration (#2) - 2021
- Top 20 Nationally for Illustration among Private Colleges (#2) - 2021
- Top 10 on the West Coast for Illustration (#1) - 2021
- Top 10 in California for Illustration (#1) - 2021
- Top 25 Illustration BFA Program in the U.S. (#2) - 2021

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
Rankings:
- Top 50 Nationally for Animation (#19) - 2022
- Top 40 Nationally for Animation among Private Colleges (#18) - 2022
- Top 25 on the West Coast for Animation (#7) - 2022
- Top 25 in California for Animation (#7) - 2022
- Top 50 Animation BFA Program in the U.S. (#16) - 2022
- Top 50 Nationally for Graphic Design (#14) - 2021
- Top 25 Private Graphic Design Schools and Colleges in the U.S. (#12) - 2021
- Top 20 Graphic Design Schools and Colleges on the West Coast (#3) - 2021
- Top 25 BFA Graphic Design Programs in the U.S. (#11) - 2021
- Top 25 Graphic Design MFA Programs in the U.S. (#11) - 2021
- Top 20 Graphic Design School Programs in California (#3) - 2021
- Top 50 Nationally for Illustration (#8) - 2021
- Top 20 Nationally for Illustration among Private Colleges (#8) - 2021
- Top 10 on the West Coast for Illustration (#2) - 2021
- Top 10 Illustration School Programs in California (#2) - 2021
- Top 25 Illustration BFA Program in the U.S. (#8) - 2021

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
Rankings:
- Top 50 Nationally for Animation (#1) - 2022
- Top 40 Nationally for Animation among Private Colleges (#1) - 2022
- Top 25 on the West Coast for Animation (#1) - 2022
- Top 25 in California for Animation (#1) - 2022
- Top 50 Animation BFA Program in the U.S. (#1) - 2022
- Top 25 Animation MFA Program in the U.S. (#1) - 2022
- Top 50 Nationally for Graphic Design (#10) - 2021
- Top 50 Nationally for Graphic Design among Private Colleges (#10) - 2021
- Top 20 Graphic Design Schools and Colleges on the West Coast (#1) - 2021
- Top 25 Graphic Design BFA Programs in the U.S. (#9) - 2021
- Top 25 Graphic Design MFA Programs in the U.S. (#9) - 2021
- Top 20 Graphic Design School Programs in California (#2) - 2021

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

California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) Pomona, California
Programs: BFA Graphic Design

California State University - Chico Chico, California
Programs: BS Computer Animation & Game Development, BA Communication Design/Option Graphic Design

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

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
Rankings:
- Top 50 Nationally for Animation (#31) - 2022
- Top 40 Nationally for Animation among Public Colleges (#9) - 2022
- Top 25 on the West Coast for Animation (#12) - 2022
- Top 25 in California for Animation (#11) - 2022
- Top 50 Animation BFA Program in the U.S. (#26) - 2022
- Top 50 for Graphic Design among Public Colleges (#48) - 2021
- Top 20 on the West Coast for Graphic Design (#15) - 2021
- Top 20 Schools in California for Graphic Design (#12) - 2021
- Top 50 Nationally for Illustration (#22) - 2021
- Top 20 Nationally for Illustration among Public Colleges (#5) - 2021
- Top 10 on the West Coast for Illustration (#6) - 2021
- Top 10 in California for Illustration (#6) - 2021
- Top 25 Illustration BFA Program in the U.S. (#22) - 2021

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

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

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
Rankings:
- Top 50 Nationally for Animation (#28) - 2022
- Top 40 Nationally for Animation among Public Colleges (#7) - 2022
- Top 25 on the West Coast for Animation (#10) - 2022
- Top 25 in California for Animation (#10) - 2022
- Top 25 Animation BA Program in the U.S. (#6) - 2022
- Top 50 Animation BFA Program in the U.S. (#24) - 2022
- Top 25 Animation MFA Program in the U.S. (#15) - 2022
- Top 50 Nationally for Graphic Design among Public Colleges (#36) - 2021
- Top 20 on the West Coast for Graphic Design (#12) - 2021
- Top 20 Schools in California for Graphic Design (#12) - 2021
- Top 50 Nationally for Illustration (#26) - 2021
- Top 20 Nationally for Illustration among Public Colleges (#6) - 2021
- Top 10 on the West Coast for Illustration (#8) - 2021
- Top 10 in California for Illustration (#8) - 2021

California State University, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California
Programs: BA Animation Option, BA Art Option Graphic Design/Visual Communication
Rankings:
- Top 40 Nationally among Public Schools and Colleges for Animation (#22) - 2022
- Top 25 on the West Coast for Animation (#18) - 2022
- Top 25 Animation BA Program in the U.S. (#13) - 2022
- Top 25 Schools in California for Animation (#16) - 2022
- Top 50 Nationally for Graphic Design among Public Colleges (#47) - 2021
- Top 20 on the West Coast for Graphic Design (#14) - 2021
- Top 20 Schools in California for Graphic Design (#11) - 2021

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
Rankings:
- Top 40 Nationally for Animation among Public Colleges (#20) - 2022
- Top 25 on the West Coast for Animation (#17) - 2022
- Top 25 in California for Animation (#15) - 2022
- Top 25 Animation BA Program in the U.S. (#12) - 2022
- Top 50 Nationally for Illustration (#30) - 2021
- Top 20 Nationally for Illustration among Public Colleges (#8) - 2021
- Top 10 on the West Coast for Illustration (#10) - 2021
- Top 10 in California for Illustration (#9) - 2021

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

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
Rankings:
- Top 50 Nationally for Animation (#9) - 2022
- Top 40 Nationally for Animation among Private Colleges (#8) - 2022
- Top 25 on the West Coast for Animation (#4) - 2022
- Top 25 in California for Animation (#4) - 2022
- Top 50 Animation BFA Program in the U.S. (#8) - 2022
- Top 50 Nationally for Game Design (#16) - 2022
- Top 25 Nationally for Game Design among Private Colleges (#12) - 2022
- Top 10 on the West Coast for Game Design (#4) - 2022
- Top 10 in California for Game Design (#3) - 2022
- Top 25 Game Design BFA Program in the U.S. (#4) - 2022
Interviews:
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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
Rankings:
- Top 50 Nationally for Animation (#32) - 2022
- Top 40 Nationally for Animation among Private Colleges (#23) - 2022
- Top 25 on the West Coast for Animation (#13) - 2022
- Top 50 Animation BFA Program in the U.S. (#27) - 2022
- Top 25 in California for Animation (#12) - 2022
- Top 50 Nationally for Game Design (#39) - 2022
- Top 25 Nationally for Game Design among Private Colleges (#20) - 2022
- Top 10 on the West Coast for Game Design (#8) - 2022
- Top 25 Game Design BFA Program in the U.S. (#10) - 2022
- Top 10 in California for Game Design (#6) - 2022
- Top 50 Nationally for Graphic Design among Private Colleges (#39) - 2021
- Top 20 on the West Coast for Graphic Design (#17) - 2021
- Top 20 in California for Graphic Design (#14) - 2021
- Top 50 Nationally for Illustration (#21) - 2021
- Top 20 Nationally for Illustration among Private Colleges (#17) - 2021
- Top 10 on the West Coast for Illustration (#5) - 2021
- Top 25 Illustration BFA Program in the U.S. (#21) - 2021
- Top 10 in California for Illustration (#5) - 2021

Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art Los Angeles, California
Programs: BFA Entertainment Art, Certificate Entertainment Art

Los Angeles Film School Los Angeles, California
Programs: BS Animation - Concentration Visual Effects or Game Art
Rankings:
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Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, California
Programs: BA Animation, BA Studio Arts - Graphic Design Emphasis (GRPH),
Rankings:
- Top 50 Nationally for Animation (#37) - 2022
- Top 40 Nationally for Animation among Private Colleges (#27) - 2022
- Top 25 on the West Coast for Animation (#14) - 2022
- Top 25 in California for Animation (#13) - 2022
- Top 25 Animation BA Program in the U.S. (#8) - 2022
- Top 20 in California for Graphic Design (#20) - 2021

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

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
Rankings:
- Top 50 Nationally for Animation (#22) - 2022
- Top 40 Nationally for Animation among Private Colleges (#19) - 2022
- Top 25 on the West Coast for Animation (#8) - 2022
- Top 50 Animation BFA Program in the U.S. (#19) - 2022
- Top 25 in California for Animation (#8) - 2022
- Top 50 Nationally for Game Design (#48) - 2022
- Top 20 Game Design BA Program in the U.S. (#16) - 2022
- Top 10 in California for Game Design (#9) - 2022
- Top 50 Nationally for Graphic Design (#20) - 2021
- Top 50 Nationally for Graphic Design among Private Colleges (#16) - 2021
- Top 20 on the West Coast for Graphic Design (#4) - 2021
- Top 25 Graphic Design BFA Program in the U.S. (#17) - 2021
- Top 25 Graphic Design MFA Program in the U.S. (#14) - 2021
- Top 20 in California for Graphic Design (#4) - 2021
- Top 50 Nationally for Illustration (#10) - 2021
- Top 20 Nationally for Illustration among Private Colleges (#10) - 2021
- Top 10 on the West Coast for Illustration (#3) - 2021
- Top 25 Illustration BFA Program in the U.S. (#10) - 2021
- Top 10 in California for Illustration (#3) - 2021

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
Rankings:

San Francisco State University San Francisco, California
Programs: BS Visual Communication Design (Graphic Design and Interactive Digital Media), UX/UI Design Certificate

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
Rankings:
- Top 50 Nationally for Animation (#24) - 2022
- Top 40 Nationally for Animation among Public Colleges (#5) - 2022
- Top 25 on the West Coast for Animation (#9) - 2022
- Top 25 in California for Animation (#9) - 2022
- Top 50 Animation BFA Program in the U.S. (#21) - 2022
- Top 25 Animation MFA Program in the U.S. (#13) - 2022
- Top 50 Nationally for Graphic Design among Public Colleges (#34) - 2021
- Top 20 on the West Coast for Graphic Design - (#11) - 2021
- Top 20 in California for Graphic Design (#9) - 2021
- Top 50 Nationally for Illustration (#19) - 2021
- Top 20 Nationally for Illustration among Public Colleges (#4) - 2021
- Top 10 on the West Coast for Illustration (#4) - 2021
- Top 25 Illustration BFA Program in the U.S. (#19) - 2021
- Top 10 in California for Illustration (#4) - 2021

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.

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

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
Rankings:
- Top 50 Nationally for Animation (#8) - 2022
- Top 40 Public Animation Schools in the US (#1) - 2022
- Top 25 on the West Coast for Animation (#3) - 2022
- Top 25 in California for Animation (#3) - 2022
- Top 25 Animation BA Program in the U.S. (#2) - 2022
- Top 25 Animation MFA Program in the U.S. (#6) - 2022
- Top 50 Nationally for Game Design (#20) - 2022
- Top 25 Nationally for Game Design among Public Colleges (#6) - 2022
- Top 10 on the West Coast for Game Design (#5) - 2022
- Top 10 in California for Game Design (#4) - 2022
- Top 20 Game Design BA Program in the U.S. (#8) - 2022
- Top 50 Nationally for Graphic Design (#24) - 2021
- Top 50 Nationally for Graphic Design among Public Colleges (#7) - 2021
- Top 20 on the West Coast for Graphic Design (#5) - 2021
- Top 20 in California for Graphic Design (#5) - 2021
Interviews:
- "One Person, One Film": Q&A with UCLA’s Animation Workshop’s Celia Mercer
- Both Sides of the Brain: Q&A with Rebecca Allen, UCLA’s Design Media Arts Department
- Doug Ward of UCLA’s Animation Workshop Discusses ‘One Person, One Film’, Learning Animation from A to Z.
- UCLA Adds Video Game Design & Development Pro Course: We Catch Up with Joe Rosenberg for the Scoop

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
Rankings:
- Top 50 Nationally for Game Design (#7) - 2022
- Top 25 Nationally for Game Design among Public Colleges (#3) - 2022
- Top 10 on the West Coast for Game Design (#2) - 2022
- Top 10 in California for Game Design (#2) - 2022
- Top 20 Game Design BA Program in the U.S. (#3) - 2022
- Top 25 Game Design MS/MA Program in the U.S. (#5) - 2022
- Top 25 Game Design BS Program in the U.S. (#5) - 2022

University of San Francisco San Francisco, California
Programs: BA Design

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
Rankings:

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.
Rankings:
- Top 50 Nationally for Animation (#5) - 2022
- Top 40 Nationally for Animation among Private Colleges (#5) - 2022
- Top 25 on the West Coast for Animation (#2) - 2022
- Top 20 in California for Animation (#2) - 2022
- Top 50 Animation BFA Program in the U.S. (#5) - 2022
- Top 25 Animation BA Program in the U.S. (#1) - 2022
- Top 25 Animation MFA Program in the U.S. (#4) - 2022
- Top 50 Nationally for Game Design (#1) - 2022
- Top 25 Nationally for Game Design among Private Colleges (#1) - 2022
- Top 10 on the West Coast for Game Design (#1) - 2022
- Top 10 in California for Game Design (#1) - 2022
- Top 25 Game Design MA/MS Program in the U.S. (#1) - 2022
- Top 10 Game Design MFA Program in the U.S. (#1) - 2022
- Top 20 Game Design BA Program in the U.S. (#1) - 2022
- Top 25 Game Design BS Program in the U.S. (#1) - 2022
- Top 50 Nationally for Graphic Design (#27) - 2021
- Top 50 Nationally for Graphic Design among Private Colleges (#19) - 2021
- Top 20 Graphic Design Schools and Colleges on the West Coast (#6) - 2021
- Top 25 Graphic Design BFA Programs in the U.S. (#21) - 2021
- Top 25 Graphic Design MFA Programs in the U.S. (#16) - 2021
- Top 20 Graphic Design School Programs in California (#6) - 2021
Interviews:
- Ty Strickler Discusses USC's Cinematic Arts Summer Program
- Kathryn Smith of USC's John C. Hench Division of Animation and Digital Arts Discusses the Program's Unique Attributes
- USC’s Tom Sito on His Legendary Mentors, Industry Changes & His Remarkable Career
- Pushing the Bounds at USC Games: Q&A with Dir. Tracy Fullerton
- The Animation Documentarist: Q&A with Sheila Sofian - Women in Animation, Multimedia & Gaming

Woodbury University Burbank, California
Programs: BFA Graphic Design, BFA Animation, BFA Game Art & Design
Rankings:
- Top 40 Nationally for Animation among Private Colleges (#38) - 2022
- Top 25 on the West Coast for Animation (#19) - 2022
- Top 25 in California for Animation (#17) - 2022
- Top 50 Animation BFA Program in the U.S. (#46) - 2022
- Top 25 Game Design BFA Program in the U.S. (#21) - 2022
- Top 50 Nationally for Graphic Design among Private Colleges (#44) - 2021
- Top 20 on the West Coast for Graphic Design (#20) - 2021
- Top 20 in California for Graphic Design (#15) - 2021