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Top 5 Animation School Programs in Ohio - 2023 College Rankings

Our 2023 ranking -our twelfth annual- of the top animation school programs in Ohio. For an explanation of the ranking criteria, click here.

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2023

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Art and Protest: Q&A with Art Academy of Cincinnati’s Head of Illustration, David Michael Butler
Completing the Picture: Q&A with Columbus College of Art & Design’s Illustration Chair Mike Laughead
Carving New Territory at Columbus College of Art and Design: Q&A with Game Art & Design Chair Charlotte Belland
Bowling Green State University's Bonnie Mitchell Discusses the Diversity of the Digital Arts Program
Eat, Sleep & Breathe Graphic Design: Q&A with Bowling Green’s Jenn Stucker
Columbus College of Art & Design’s Tom Richner Talks Animation, Teaching and Working in the Industry
Up and Up on Lake Erie: Q&A with Cleveland Institute of Art’s Animation Chair Anthony Scalmato
University of Cincinnati DAAP Professor Ian Bellomy Discusses the Mindset of a Great Graphic Designer & the Importance of Foundational Studies
Miami University is Setting Fire at the NACE: Q&A with Chad Reynolds
Blazing to Compete: Q&A with Troy Chiefari from Ohio Northern University
Esports Program Profile: Miami University Ohio
First Fortnite Varsity Scholarship, Ashland University Leads the Way
List of Ohio Schools with Game Art, Game Design and Game Development Degree Programs
List of Ohio Schools with Animation Degree Programs
List of Ohio Schools with Graphic Design Degree Programs
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Indiana University Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering at UIPUI

Selected Campus Locations:

Indianapolis, Indiana

Selected Programs:

Animation Career Review Rankings:

Top 25 Animation Schools in Midwest (#17) - 2023
Top 5 Animation School Programs in Indiana (#3) - 2023
Top 25 Nationally among Public Game Design Schools in the U.S. (#25) - 2023
Top 20 Game Design Schools in the Midwest (#10) - 2023
Top 25 Animation Bachelor's of Science (BS) Degree Programs in the U.S. (#14) - 2023
Top 40 Nationally among Public Animation Schools and Colleges (#39) - 2023

Academy of Art University

Selected Campus Locations:

San Francisco & Online

Selected Programs:

Animation Career Review Rankings:

Top 50 Nationally for Animation (#15) - 2023
Top 50 Nationally for Game Design (#36) - 2023
Top 50 Nationally for Graphic Design (#40) - 2023
Top 50 Nationally for Illustration (#20) - 2023
Top 25 Nationally for Visual Effects (#5) - 2023

Full Sail University

Selected Campus Locations:

Winter Park, FL & Online

Selected Programs:

Animation Career Review Rankings:

Top 50 Nationally for Animation (#14) - 2023
Top 50 Nationally for Game Design (#8) - 2023
Top 50 Nationally for Graphic Design (#28) - 2023

Southern New Hampshire University

Selected Campus Locations:

Online

Selected Programs:

Animation Career Review Rankings:

Top 50 Private Graphic Design Schools in the US (#36) - 2023

CG Spectrum College of Digital Art & Animation

Selected Campus Locations:

Online

Selected Programs:

Animation Career Review Rankings:

Top 25 International Animation Training Programs (#16) - 2023

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