Top Media Arts Schools in America

Carnegie Mellon University

• Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Fine Arts was ranked number one in the prestigious U.S. News and World Report’s 2008 survey of the best colleges for multimedia art and visual communications. Students can pursue a bachelor’s degree in communication design or industrial design, or a Master of Fine Arts degree in communication planning and information design or interaction design.

  Carnegie Mellon University
  College of Fine Arts
  5000 Forbes Ave.
  Pittsburgh, PA 15213
  412-268-2349
  cmu.edu

California Institute of the Arts

• California Institute of the Arts offers both undergraduate and graduate programs in a variety of media art subjects, including film and video, graphic design, photography and media, and art and technology. In addition, students can pursue one of two graduate paths in integrated media (in art or photography and media, respectively).

  California Institute of the Arts
  24700 McBean Parkway
  Valencia, CA 91355
  661-255-1050
  calarts.edu

Rhode Island School of Design

• Rhode Island School of Design offers 16 undergraduate and 17 graduate programs, including many in media art-related topics such as film, animation and video, photography, illustration and graphic design. In addition to its top rankings in the multimedia and visual communications category, the Rhode Island School of Design is consistently ranked as the number one school for fine art in the United States.

  Rhode Island School of Design
  Two College St.
  Providence, RI 02903
  401-454-6100
  risd.edu

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

• Students at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago can pursue such subjects as interactive design, computer programming, film, video and new media, and visual communication. Undergrads also undergo a comprehensive liberal arts curriculum that shows the way that the humanities, sciences and mathematics contribute to the evolution of the arts. The school is ranked high in both “multimedia and visual communications” and “fine arts” categories. It is home to the largest on-campus art museum in the United States.

  School of the Art Institute of Chicago
  37 South Wabash Ave.
  Chicago, Illinois 60603
  312-629-6100
  saic.edu

University of California at Los Angeles

• Students at the University of California at Los Angeles' department of art can pursue a range of new media areas of specialization under the auspices of the New Genres and Digital Media studios. As specified on the department's website, the New Genres program is ideal for students interested in pursuing advanced art in media like “installation, video, film, audio, performance, digital, hybrid and emerging art forms.”

  University of California at Los Angeles
  Department of Art
  Broad Art Center
  Suite 2275
  Los Angeles, CA 90095-1615
  310-825-3281
  art.ucla.edu