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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 (#20) - 2026
  • Top 50 Nationally for Game Design (#11) - 2026
  • Top 50 Nationally for Graphic Design (#39) - 2025
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Vancouver Film School
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  • Vancouver, BC
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Animation Career Review Rankings: 
  • Top 25 Animation Training Programs Internationally (#1) - 2025
  • Top 10 Animation Training Programs in Canada (#1) - 2025
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CG Spectrum College of Digital Art & Animation
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  • Online
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Animation Career Review Rankings: 
  • Top 25 International Animation Training Programs (#17) - 2025
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
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Biola University La Mirada, California
Programs: BA Cinema & Media Arts Concentration - Visual Effects & 3D Animation, BA Game Design and Interactive Media
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
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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Laurus College Atascadero, Chula Vista, Oxnard, San Luis Obispo, Santa Maria, California
Programs: BS in Digital Arts & Computer Animation, AS in Visual Design and Multimedia
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
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, BFA Illustration, BFA Animation, BFA Game Design, MFA Graphic Design
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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
San Diego City College Graphic Design San Diego, California
Programs: Graphic Design - Associate's Degree or Certificate of Achievement; Interactive Design - Associate's Degree or Certificate of Achievement; Graphic Fundamentals - Certificate of Achievement
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)
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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 Lab@Berkeley, Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality Laboratory (VR/AR/MR), Graduate Professional UX Design Certificate, UX/UI Bootcamp
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University of California, Irvine Irvine, California
Programs: BS in Game Design and Interactive Media (GDIM)
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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
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University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California
Programs: PhD/MS Media Arts and Technology (MAT); RE Touch Lab; Four Eyes Lab
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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: 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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