Top Animation School Programs in Tennessee - 2025 College Rankings
Our 2025 ranking -our fourteenth annual- of the top animation school programs in Tennessee. For an explanation of the ranking criteria, click here.
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Programs to consider
Selected Campus Locations:
- Kennesaw, Georgia
Selected Programs:
Animation Career Review Rankings:
- Top 25 Animation Schools in the South (#19) - 2024
- Top 20 Game Design Schools in the South (#13) - 2024
- Top 50 Illustration Schools in the US (#50) - 2024
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 (#36) - 2024
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 (#6) - 2024
- Top 50 Nationally for Illustration (#5) - 2024
- Top 25 Nationally for Visual Effects (#2) - 2023
Selected Campus Locations:
- Johnson City
Selected Programs:
Animation Career Review Rankings:
- Top 40 Nationally for Animation among Public Colleges (#27) - 2024
- Top 25 in the South for Animation (#13) - 2024
- Top 20 in the South for Game Design (#15) - 2024
Selected Campus Locations:
- Online
Selected Programs:
Animation Career Review Rankings:
- Top 50 Private Graphic Design Schools in the US (#46) - 2024
Selected Campus Locations:
- Online
Selected Programs:
Animation Career Review Rankings:
- Top 25 International Animation Training Programs (#18) - 2024
Selected Campus Locations:
- Online
Selected Programs:
- Online Bachelor of Science in User Experience
- Online Master of Science in User Experience
- Online Bachelor of Science in Design in Graphic Design
- Online Bachelor of Science in Graphic Information Technology – Full-Stack Web Development
- Online Bachelor of Science in Graphic Information Technology – User Experience
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