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2024 Best Digital Arts Schools

67 Colleges in the United States
3,225 Art & Technology Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in digital arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #233 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 67 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for digital arts students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 3,225 degrees in digital arts to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Digital Arts School

Best Digital Arts Schools The art & technology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Digital Arts rankings. For our Best Overall Digital Arts School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Associate Degrees in Art & Technology
Bachelor's Degrees in Art & Technology
Master's Degrees in Art & Technology
Doctor's Degrees in Art & Technology

The art & technology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Digital Arts Schools. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Digital Arts in the United States

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the art & technology degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

10 Top Schools in Art & Technology

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX
81 Art & Technology Degrees Awarded

The University of Texas at Austin is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in digital arts. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were roughly 81 digital arts students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA
49 Art & Technology Degrees Awarded

University of Southern California is a great option for students pursuing a degree in digital arts. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 49 digital arts students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In FL
60 Art & Technology Degrees Awarded

University of Florida is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in digital arts. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.

There were approximately 60 digital arts students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
268 Art & Technology Degrees Awarded

The University of Texas at Dallas is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in digital arts. Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #216 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Dallas is a great university overall.

There were approximately 268 digital arts students who graduated with this degree at UT Dallas in the most recent data year.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
470 Art & Technology Degrees Awarded

UCF is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Orlando. A Best Colleges rank of #193 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCF is a great university overall.

There were roughly 470 digital arts students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In PA

Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.

There were roughly 2 digital arts students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent data year.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KY
45 Art & Technology Degrees Awarded

UK is a very large public university located in the large city of Lexington. This university ranks 1st out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were roughly 45 digital arts students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX
71 Art & Technology Degrees Awarded

Austin Community College District is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Austin. This college ranks 33rd out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 71 digital arts students who graduated with this degree at Austin Community College District in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
52 Art & Technology Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Los Angeles, Otis College of Art and Design is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were approximately 52 digital arts students who graduated with this degree at Otis College of Art and Design in the most recent data year.

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10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In NY

Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were about 5 digital arts students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Digital Arts students that almost earned our Best Digital Arts Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA
12 University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Whitewater, WI
13 University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO
14 San Jose State University San Jose, CA
15 Wichita State University Wichita, KS
16 University of Wisconsin - Stout Menomonie, WI

Digital Arts by Region

View the Best Digital Arts Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Digital Arts is one of 1 different types of General Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 3,130

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