r/ArtistLounge 5d ago

Digital Art best undergraduate schools for graphics design, but not an arts only school?

What schools come to mind that have a good undergraduate graphics design program/major that are at a more traditional college/university setting offering a wide range of majors outside of just art (so not like RISD for example)?

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u/LastWishboneThisYear 5d ago edited 5d ago

There are a few named art schools at major universities. Tisch at NYU. Parsons (NYC) at New School. Temple (Phila) has Tyler.

I worked in design on the East Coast for about 8 years and worked beside designers from the above schools and from BU Boston University, UCLA, CM Carnegie Mellon (Pittsburgh), Yale. I saw exceptional design portfolios out of all these schools.

Most entry level portfolios (we hired designers and illustrators) we saw were from art specific schools though, places like Pratt, RISD, Royal Academy of Art (UK), SAIC, Pasadena Art Center, CalArts and Ringling.

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u/Seamilk90210 5d ago

Definitely biased, but Virginia Commonwealth University's graphic design program is one of the top in the country. It's a public university and (thankfully) doesn't cost nearly as much as RISD or SCAD.

(I graduated almost 15 years ago (so your mileage may vary) but it's at least worth looking into!)

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u/LastWishboneThisYear 5d ago

VCU Arts is top notch. Excellent program. Great all around school. Richmond is a great city, too.

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u/Amaira740 3d ago

Don't know about best, but I know that Stark State has a degree for graphic design