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| # ▲ | University | Location | Degrees | Accept | SAT | Male/Female | Intl | 5-Year Earn | ||
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California Institute of the Arts
Valencia,
CA
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Valencia, CA | 70 | 22% | 33% / 67% | 44% | $31,880 | — |
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Ringling College of Art and Design
Sarasota,
FL
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Sarasota, FL | 157 | 55% | 26% / 74% | 29% | $68,954 | — |
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University of Southern California
Los Angeles,
CA
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Los Angeles, CA | 39 | 9% | 18% / 82% | 31% | $49,273 | — |
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New York University
New York,
NY
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New York, NY | 489 | 8% | 21% / 79% | 41% | $65,604 | — |
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Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah,
GA
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Savannah, GA | 941 | 55% | 33% / 67% | 18% | $58,604 | — |
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Pixels & Programming
Highly technical programs where code and art flawlessly intersect.
| # ▲ | University | Location | Degrees | Accept | SAT | Male/Female | Intl | 5-Year Earn | ||
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Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh,
PA
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Pittsburgh, PA | — | 11% | — | — | — | — |
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy,
NY
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Troy, NY | — | 52% | — | — | — | — |
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Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester,
NY
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Rochester, NY | 140 | 55% | 41% / 59% | 5% | $56,301 | — |
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Gnomon
Hollywood,
CA
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Hollywood, CA | 56 | 70% | 61% / 39% | 32% | — | — |
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University of Utah
Salt Lake City,
UT
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Salt Lake City, UT | — | 82% | — | — | — | — |
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Silicon Valley Creatives
Coasting between fine arts, digital media, and UI/UX dominance.
| # ▲ | University | Location | Degrees | Accept | SAT | Male/Female | Intl | 5-Year Earn | ||
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University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles,
CA
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Los Angeles, CA | 49 | 9% | 27% / 73% | 20% | $75,941 | — |
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School of Visual Arts
New York,
NY
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New York, NY | 144 | 55% | 29% / 71% | 44% | $34,507 | — |
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Pratt Institute
Brooklyn,
NY
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Brooklyn, NY | 199 | 42% | 23% / 77% | 29% | $56,678 | — |
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Art Center College of Design
Pasadena,
CA
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Pasadena, CA | 15 | 55% | 47% / 53% | 20% | $30,084 | — |
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University of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz,
CA
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Santa Cruz, CA | — | 47% | — | — | — | — |
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Digital Innovators
Rising stars in game design, interactive media, and digital storytelling.
| # ▲ | University | Location | Degrees | Accept | SAT | Male/Female | Intl | 5-Year Earn | ||
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Drexel University
Philadelphia,
PA
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Philadelphia, PA | 28 | 72% | 39% / 61% | 4% | — | — |
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DePaul University
Chicago,
IL
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Chicago, IL | 72 | 67% | 42% / 58% | 1% | $51,580 | — |
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University of Central Florida
Orlando,
FL
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Orlando, FL | 9 | 25% | 33% / 67% | 0% | $34,930 | — |
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Champlain College
Burlington,
VT
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Burlington, VT | 26 | 55% | 42% / 58% | 0% | $45,987 | — |
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Columbia College Chicago
Chicago,
IL
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Chicago, IL | 181 | 72% | 40% / 60% | 3% | $57,559 | — |
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