ACR Staff
Our fine staff of contributors at Animation Career Review includes:
Shawn Harrell
Deanna Thompson
Jen Lampton
Brad Prescott, Founder
Going All the Way: The USC Hench DADA PhD in Cinematic Arts
Though there will always be more undergraduate programs in animation than graduate options, advanced degree programs in this growing industry are becoming more common. Some of the most prominent programs include UCLA Animation Workshop, the MFA in Studio at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), the MA and MFA in Animation at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), the MFA in Animation at DePaul University, the Film and Animation MFA at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), and University of Southern California’s (USC) MFA in Animation and Digital Arts.
1. University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 
1. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California (top 1% of schools considered) 
1. University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah (top 2% of schools considered) 
1. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California (top 1% of schools considered) 
