2024 Best Digital Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in digital arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #143 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 48 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for digital arts students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 2,207 bachelor's degrees in digital arts to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Digital Arts School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The art & technology bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to digital arts students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of digital arts students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized digital arts related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for digital arts students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Digital Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Digital Arts in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in digital arts.

10 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Art & Technology

1

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

81 Annual Graduates

The University of Texas at Austin is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in digital arts. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in digital arts from The University of Texas at Austin

2

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

37 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Southern California if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in digital arts. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles.More information about a bachelor’s in digital arts from University of Southern California

3

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

53 Annual Graduates

University of Florida is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in digital arts. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in digital arts from University of Florida

4

The University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

255 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in digital arts has to check out The University of Texas at Dallas. Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in digital arts from The University of Texas at Dallas

5

University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

379 Annual Graduates

UCF is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Orlando.More information about a bachelor’s in digital arts from University of Central Florida

6

University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

45 Annual Graduates

UK is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lexington.More information about a bachelor’s in digital arts from University of Kentucky

7

Otis College of Art and Design
Los Angeles, CA

52 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Otis College of Art and Design is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in digital arts from Otis College of Art and Design

8

University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
Whitewater, WI

41 Annual Graduates

UW - Whitewater is a fairly large public university located in the town of Whitewater.More information about a bachelor’s in digital arts from University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

9

Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

40 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in digital arts from Academy of Art University

10

University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO

37 Annual Graduates

Mizzou is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.More information about a bachelor’s in digital arts from University of Missouri - Columbia

Digital Arts by Region

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Rankings in Majors Related to Art & Technology

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

Majors Similar to Art & Technology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts	1,587

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Sven Mandel / CC-BY-SA-4.0. More about our data sources and methodologies.