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24 Master's degrees in Animation in United States

Animation for Games
The Graduate Certificate in Animation for Games at Northeastern University offers a practice-oriented approach to the art and science of animation, with an emphasis on the special requirements of 3-D modeling and animating for the gaming industry.
Animation
The Animation program at DePaul University provides a combination of artistic and technical training that prepares students for a future in 3D character animation, traditional animation, computer game art, or visual effects.
Animation and Visual Effects
The Animation and Visual Effects MA program at Academy of Art University provides students an opportunity to work in 2D Animation & Stop Motion, 3D Animation, 3D Modeling, or Visual Effects, while focusing on storytelling with an emphasis on exhibiting technical skills and eliciting emotional responses.
Animation
The Animation MA degree from the Fairleigh Dickinson University offers three concentrations (3D Character Animation, Visual Effects, Video Games) that center around gaining hands-on skills in the chosen concentration.
Digital Arts - 3-D Animation and Motion Arts
At Digital Arts - 3-D Animation and Motion Arts at Pratt Institute students create evocative narrative and non-narrative films and installations using 2-D and 3-D digital animation techniques, live action, and motion graphics.
Visual effects
Visual effects artists create the details that bring stories to life. Visual effects is offered at Savannah College of Art and Design.
Animation and Digital Arts
The Animation and Digital Arts MFA program offered at University of Southern California focuses on animation production while covering the field's wide range of techniques and aesthetic approaches.
Animation
Illuminate fantastical realms and characters that launch careers, bring joy to fans, and take the world by storm with the Animation program at the Savannah College of Art and Design.
Digital Filmmaking - Virtual Production and Visual Effects
The Georgia State University program in Digital Filmmaking - Virtual Production and Visual Effects provides advanced post-production technology and content creation training for media professionals.
Animation
The Animation program of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has been turning out innovative and accomplished artists for more than half a century, never more so than in the past decade, as the popularity and commercial impact of the genre has exploded.
3D Animation and VFX
New York Film Academy’s Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in 3D Animation and VFX is a rigorous practicum in visual storytelling where students foster creative leadership in the various fields of the cinematic and emerging arts.
Game Development
The MA in Game Development program at Academy of Art University allows students to further their careers by synthesizing traditional art and design fundamentals with today’s groundbreaking technologies.
Visual Art - Animation Track
The Visual Art - Animation Track programme from William Paterson University is designed as the professional visual arts degree for the fine artist, designer, and media artist.
Animation and Visual Effects
The MFA in Animation and Visual Effects program at Academy of Art University focuses on developing skills in any one of the many areas of expertise within the animation and visual effects industry.
Animation
The Animation program at DePaul University is the premiere degree of the DePaul graduate Animation program. It’s designed for students who are interested in creating original animated films and artwork as their main vocation, and is the terminal degree in the field.
Visual Effects
Visual Effects artists create the details that bring stories to life. Visual effects is offered at Savannah College of Art and Design
Animation
The Master of Fine Arts in Animation (MFA) at University of Texas at Dallas is a terminal degree for those who intend to engage in professional studio or design practice in the animation industry, as well as those who wish to teach animation related courses at the college level.
Film, Video, New Media and Animation
Drawing on the expertise of School of the Art Institute of Chicago faculty and our innovative curriculum, Film, Video, New Media and Animation) students engage in formal experimentation, technical innovation, and critical investigation in all forms of media-based work.
Experimental Animation
In the MFA Experimental Animation Program at California Institute of the Arts CalArts, students are provided with a comprehensive foundational background and are encouraged to seek out poetic, lyrical, structural and other modes of experimentation with the materials and forms of the moving image.
Visual Effects Animation
In this Visual Effects Animation program at Lynn University, you will expand your animation skills by learning advanced special effects techniques from our industry-expert faculty. You will also develop compositing skills, and learn how to create custom motion capture clips.