Michigan Schools & Colleges Offering Animation, Game Design, Graphic Design, and Illustration Degree Programs

Have a passion for storytelling? MIAD's Digital Media Production minor is a perfect addition to your education. The minor allows you to explore the production process, from concept to completion in a variety of applications and media. Through focused coursework and electives, you'll build a set of experiences that match closely with your career goals and interests. Learn More. 

Have a passion for storytelling? MIAD's Digital Media Production minor is a perfect addition to your education. The minor allows you to explore the production process, from concept to completion in a variety of applications and media. Through focused coursework and electives, you'll build a set of experiences that match closely with your career goals and interests. Learn More. 

Did you know? At Luddy at IU Indianapolis, you can create everything from medical simulations to video games with industry-standard tech and platforms like Unity, Unreal, Maya, Nuke, and ZBrush, in our Cintiq labs, media labs, green screen room, and audio production suites, or try your hand with motion capture software. Learn more.

At Central Michigan University, we're all about cross-campus collaboration.  We recognize that Animation is not only a powerful art form, it's also a mash up of of creative talent, team dynamics, and practical skills, all focused on a single outcome. While Central Michigan University's Animation Program lives in the Department of Art and Design we have creative partners across the entire campus, so you can major in Animation with a minor in Game Design Thinking, you can work with Music Composition majors to score your short film.  You can even participate with Business majors and entrepreneurs to showcase your pitch for an animated series. Learn More. 

At Central Michigan University, we're all about cross-campus collaboration.  We recognize that Animation is not only a powerful art form, it's also a mash up of of creative talent, team dynamics, and practical skills, all focused on a single outcome. While Central Michigan University's Animation Program lives in the Department of Art and Design we have creative partners across the entire campus, so you can major in Animation with a minor in Game Design Thinking, you can work with Music Composition majors to score your short film.  You can even participate with Business majors and entrepreneurs to showcase your pitch for an animated series. Learn More. 

When you study animation at Central Michigan University, you will develop the artistic vision and technical skills necessary to produce powerful visual stories in a positive, supportive, and creative community. You can work in a variety of media: from hand-drawn animation, to traditional stop-motion, to 3D computer animation.  BFA students can choose to participate in a range of production experiences from designing video games, to animated short films, to developing an animated series. Learn more. 

When you study animation at Central Michigan University, you will develop the artistic vision and technical skills necessary to produce powerful visual stories in a positive, supportive, and creative community. You can work in a variety of media: from hand-drawn animation, to traditional stop-motion, to 3D computer animation.  BFA students can choose to participate in a range of production experiences from designing video games, to animated short films, to developing an animated series. Learn more. 

Further your MIAD education with a minor in Games and Interactive Media through our cross-registration program with nearby Marquette University. The Games and Interactive Media minor will prepare you to work in a variety of employment positions and industries that utilize real-time virtual production. Learn More. 

Become a 3D animator for film and games! Get specialized training to fast-track your career with CG Spectrum’s online 3D animation courses. Learn directly from expert animators working on hit films and best-selling games. Find out more.

Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD)’s Animation track lets you bring illustrated images to life with a focus on visual storytelling in digital forms. Explore 2D, 3D and interactive animation, virtual reality and video games to hone your individual interests and storytelling abilities while preparing for a versatile career in diverse, digital industries such as TV/film production, computer systems design, game design, software publishing, advertising, data visualization, and medical, architectural or crime scene animation. Learn more.