Programs to consider
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 (#2) - 2024
- Top 50 Nationally for Game Design (#8) - 2024
- Top 50 Nationally for Graphic Design (#3) - 2023
- Top 50 Nationally for Illustration (#3) - 2023
- Top 25 Nationally for Visual Effects (#2) - 2023
Selected Campus Locations:
- Sarasota, Florida
Selected Programs:
Animation Career Review Rankings:
- Top 50 Nationally for Animation (#3) - 2024
- Top 50 Nationally for Game Design (#22) - 2024
- Top 50 Nationally for Graphic Design (#9) - 2023
- Top 50 Nationally for Illustration (#4) - 2023
Selected Campus Locations:
- Winter Park, FL & Online
Selected Programs:
Animation Career Review Rankings:
- Top 50 Nationally for Animation (#14) - 2024
- Top 50 Nationally for Game Design (#12) - 2024
- Top 50 Nationally for Graphic Design (#28) - 2023
Selected Campus Locations:
- Online
Selected Programs:
Animation Career Review Rankings:
- Top 50 Private Graphic Design Schools in the US (#36) - 2023
Selected Campus Locations:
- Online
Selected Programs:
Animation Career Review Rankings:
- Top 25 International Animation Training Programs (#16) - 2023
Bluefield College Bluefield, Virginia
Programs: Bachelors Graphic Communication (Graphic Design)
Christopher Newport University Newport News, Virginia
Programs: BFA Studio Art- Concentration Graphic Design
Emory & Henry College Emory, Virginia
Programs: BA Graphic Design
Ferrum College Ferrum, Virginia
Programs: BA Art- Concentration Graphic Design
George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia
Programs: BFA Art and Visual Technology- Concentration Graphic Design, BA Art and Visual Technology- Concentration Graphic Design, MA Graphic Design, BFA Computer Game Design, MA Computer Game Design, BS Applied Computer Science with a Computer Game Design concentration, BFA Fine Arts with a Minor in Illustration
Rankings:
- Top 50 Nationally for Game Design (#44) - 2024
- Top 25 Nationally for Game Design among Public Colleges (#20) - 2024
- Top 25 on the East Coast for Game Design (#14) - 2024
- Top 25 Game Design MS/MA Program in the U.S. (#23) - 2024
- Top Schools in Virginia for Game Design (#1) - 2024
- Top 25 Graphic Design Schools on the East Coast (#24) - 2023
- Top 5 Schools in Virginia for Graphic Design (#3) - 2023
- Top Schools in Virginia for Illustration (#2) - 2022
- Top 20 Illustration Schools on the East Coast (#20) - 2022
Hampton University Hampton, Virginia
Programs: BA Emphasis Graphic Design
James Madison University Harrisonburg, Virginia
Programs: BFA Graphic Design
Liberty University Lynchburg, Virginia
Programs: BFA Studio & Digital Arts- Graphic Design, BS Studio & Digital Arts- Graphic Design, MFA Studio & Digital Arts- Graphic Design
Longwood University Farmville, Virginia
Programs: BFA Visual and Performing Arts- Concentration Graphic Design
Mary Baldwin University Staunton, Virginia
Programs: BA Studio Art- Emphasis Graphic Design
Marymount University - Arlington Arlington, Virginia
Programs: BA Graphic Design
Norfolk State University Norfolk, Virginia
Programs: BFA Art- Graphic Design Track
Old Dominion University Norfolk, Virginia
Programs: BFA Studio Art - Concentration Graphic Design, BS Modeling and Simulation Engineering, Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center (VMASC)
Radford University Radford, Virginia
Programs: BFA Graphic Design, MFA Studio Art- Concentration Graphic Design
Regent University Virginia Beach, Virginia
Programs: BA Animation
Shenandoah University Winchester, Virginia
Programs: BS/BA Virtual Reality Design
Southern Virginia University Buena Vista, Virginia
Programs: BA (Interdisciplinary) Design Concentration - Entertainment Design, Graphic Design, Illustration
Rankings:
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The University of Virginia's College At Wise Wise, Virginia
Programs: BA Art, Emphasis Computer Graphics (Graphic Design)
University of Lynchburg Lynchburg , Virginia
Programs: BA Art- Emphasis Graphic Design
Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia
Programs: BFA/MFA Kinetic Imaging, BFA Graphic Design, MFA Design- Visual Communications (Graphic Design), BFA Communication Arts - Scientific and Preparatory Medical Illustration Area, BFA Communication Arts - Concentration Visual Effects/Minor Visual Effects
Rankings:
- Top 40 Public Animation Schools in the US (#28) - 2024
- Top 25 on the East Coast for Animation (#15) - 2024
- Top Schools in Virginia for Animation (#1) - 2024
- Top 50 Animation Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Programs (#48) - 2024
- Top 50 Nationally for Graphic Design (#16) - 2023
- Top 50 Nationally for Graphic Design among Public Colleges (#4) - 2023
- Top 25 on the East Coast for Graphic Design (#8) - 2023
- Top 25 Graphic Design BFA Program in the U.S. (#12) - 2023
- Top 25 Graphic Design MFA Program in the U.S. (#12) - 2023
- Top 5 Schools in Virginia for Graphic Design (#1) - 2023
- Top 50 Nationally for Illustration (#30) - 2024
- Top 25 Nationally for Illustration among Public Colleges (#7) - 2024
- Top 20 on the East Coast for Illustration (#9) - 2024
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) Blacksburg, Virginia
Programs: BFA Visual Communication Design (VCD) (Formerly Graphic Design), MFA Creative Technologies, BFA Studio Art - Concentration Digital Art
Virginia State University Petersburg, Virginia
Programs: BFA Graphic Design Concentration, BFA Animation Concentration
Virginia Union University Richmond, Virginia
Programs: BA Visual Arts- Concentration Graphic Design