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3D Animation Degrees

Computer-generated three-dimensional animation: modelling, rigging, animating, lighting and rendering. This list includes degrees dedicated to the specialization, degrees with an officially named pathway, and broader degrees in which it is a central verified component. Each card says which.

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Listed alphabetically by school. This directory is not a ranking — editorial selections are published separately under Top Schools. What we list

Accademia di Belle Arti statale di Verona

Animation & Game Art

Diploma Accademico IIDiploma Accademico di Secondo Livello in Animation & Game Art (DASL08)
Location: Verona, Veneto, Italy
Format: Format not verified
Specializations: 3D Animation (broader degree with animation) · Computer Animation (broader degree with animation)
Duration: 2 anni
Teaching language: Not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: Tuition not published
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Alberta University of the Arts

Bachelor of Fine Arts – Studio Art, Animation concentration

BFABachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) – Studio Art, Animation concentration
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Format: On campusClasses, studios and productions meet in person on campus. · Full-time
Specializations: General Animation (Animation concentration) · 2D Animation (broader degree with animation) · 3D Animation (broader degree with animation) +1
Duration: 4 years, full-time
Teaching language: Not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: Tuition not published
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Bournemouth University

BA (Hons) Computer Animation & Visual Effects

BABA (Hons) Computer Animation & Visual Effects
Location: Poole, England, United Kingdom
Format: On campusClasses, studios and productions meet in person on campus. · Full-time
Specializations: Computer Animation (dedicated degree) · 3D Animation (broader degree with animation) · Animation and VFX (broader degree with animation)
Duration: 3 years full-time, or 4 years with a placement
Teaching language: English
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: GBP 10,050 per academic year · Home students — UK, ROI & CI · 2027/28
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Bournemouth University

MA 3D Computer Animation

MAMA 3D Computer Animation
Location: Poole, England, United Kingdom
Format: On campusClasses, studios and productions meet in person on campus. · Full-time
Specializations: 3D Animation (dedicated degree)
Duration: 1 year full-time
Teaching language: English
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: GBP 11,550 entire program · Home students — UK, ROI & CI · September 2026 entry
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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California Institute of the Arts

BFA Character Animation

BFABachelor of Fine Arts - Character Animation
Location: Valencia, CA
Format: On campusClasses, studios and productions meet in person on campus. · Full-time
Specializations: Character Animation (dedicated degree) · 2D Animation (broader degree with animation) · 3D Animation (broader degree with animation)
Duration: four-year curriculum
Teaching language: English
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: USD 62,954 per academic year · All students — Full-time undergraduate (BFA) and graduate (MFA) programs · 2026-27
Deadline: December 1, 2026 · not labelled on page (deadlines dated December 2026 / January 2027)
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Chapman University

Animation and Visual Effects (BFA)

BFAAnimation and Visual Effects (BFA)
Location: Orange, CA
Format: Format not verified
Specializations: 2D Animation (2D Animation concentration) · 3D Animation (3D Animation concentration) · Animation and VFX (Visual Effects concentration) +1
Duration: Duration not verified
Teaching language: Not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: USD 34,995 per semester · All students — Undergraduate full-time rate (12-18 credits) · 2026-2027
Deadline: November 1, 2026 · Fall 2027
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Concordia University

Film Animation (BFA)

BFABachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)
Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Format: On campusClasses, studios and productions meet in person on campus.
Specializations: General Animation (dedicated degree) · 3D Animation (broader degree with animation) · Stop-Motion Animation (broader degree with animation)
Duration: 3 to 4 years
Teaching language: Not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: Tuition not published
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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École Estienne

DN MADE - mention Animation (cinéma d'animation 2D / 3D)

LicenceDiplôme national des métiers d'art et du design (DN MADE), mention Animation
Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France
Format: Format not verified · Full-time
Specializations: General Animation (dedicated degree) · 2D Animation (dedicated degree) · 3D Animation (dedicated degree)
Duration: 3 années
Teaching language: French
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: EUR 0 per academic year · All students
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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École supérieure d'art et de design d'Amiens (ÉSAD Amiens) - Waide Somme

DNA Images animées

LicenceDiplôme national d'art (DNA), images animées
Location: Amiens, Hauts-de-France, France
Format: On campusClasses, studios and productions meet in person on campus.
Specializations: General Animation (dedicated degree) · 2D Animation (broader degree with animation) · 3D Animation (broader degree with animation)
Duration: cycle de 3 ans, six semestres
Teaching language: French
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: EUR 969 per academic year · All students
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Emily Carr University of Art + Design

Bachelor of Media Arts, 3D Computer Animation

BMABachelor of Media Arts
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Format: On campusClasses, studios and productions meet in person on campus.
Specializations: 3D Animation (3D Computer Animation concentration) · Computer Animation (3D Computer Animation concentration)
Duration: Four-year degree
Teaching language: Not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: CAD 7,068.50 per academic year · Domestic students — Domestic students · 2026-2027
Deadline: January 15, 2027 · Fall 2027
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Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF

Animation (B.F.A.)

BFABachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.)
Location: Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
Format: On campusClasses, studios and productions meet in person on campus.
Specializations: General Animation (dedicated degree) · 2D Animation (broader degree with animation) · 3D Animation (broader degree with animation)
Duration: 8 semesters
Teaching language: German
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: Tuition not published
Deadline: January 28, 2027 · Wintersemester 2027
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Full Sail University

Computer Animation (Bachelor of Science)

BSBachelor of Science
Location: Winter Park, FL
Format: Hybrid / online and campus optionsThe school offers an online format alongside on-campus study, or a regular mix of both. Check the attendance requirement: it is recorded separately.
Specializations: 3D Animation (dedicated degree) · Computer Animation (dedicated degree) · Character Animation (broader degree with animation)
Duration: Undergraduate programs can be completed in as little as 20 months; 27-month tracks share the same curriculum
Teaching language: Not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: USD 68,500 entire program · Online students — Computer Animation online, program total
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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ifs internationale filmschule köln

BA Film, Fachschwerpunkt VFX & Animation

BABachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Location: Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Format: On campusClasses, studios and productions meet in person on campus. · Full-time
Specializations: 3D Animation (VFX & Animation concentration) · Animation and VFX (VFX & Animation concentration)
Duration: 7 semesters
Teaching language: German
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: EUR 1,500 per semester · All students — Studiengebühr pro Semester (BA Film page lists 1.500 Euro plus 250 Euro ifs-Förderverein contribution)
Deadline: March 8, 2027 · September 2027
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ifs internationale filmschule köln

3D Animation for Film & Games (M.A.)

MAMaster of Arts (M.A.)
Location: Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Format: On campusClasses, studios and productions meet in person on campus. · Full-time
Specializations: 3D Animation (dedicated degree) · Character Animation (broader degree with animation)
Duration: 4 semesters
Teaching language: English
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: EUR 1,500 per semester · EU / EEA students — EU students
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Institute of Art, Design + Technology, Dún Laoghaire

BA (Hons) 3D Animation

BABA [Hons] 3D Animation
Location: Dún Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland
Format: On campusClasses, studios and productions meet in person on campus. · Full-time
Specializations: 3D Animation (dedicated degree)
Duration: 4 years (full-time)
Teaching language: Not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: Tuition not published
Deadline: March 2, 2027 · Portfolio Submission 2026
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Istituto Europeo di Design (IED)

CG Animation and Game Design

Diploma Accademico IDiploma Accademico di Primo Livello in Nuove Tecnologie dell'Arte - Indirizzo Computer Generated Animation
Location: Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Format: On campusClasses, studios and productions meet in person on campus. · Full-time
Specializations: 3D Animation (Computer Generated Animation concentration) · Computer Animation (Computer Generated Animation concentration)
Duration: 3 years
Teaching language: Italian, English
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: EUR 8,500 per academic year · Course page price, printed as 'from' (starting price) · 2026/27
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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JMC Academy

Bachelor of Creative Arts (Animation)

BachelorBachelor of Creative Arts (Animation)
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Format: On campusClasses, studios and productions meet in person on campus. · Full- or part-time
Specializations: General Animation (dedicated degree) · 2D Animation (2D animation specialisation concentration) · 3D Animation (3D animation specialisation concentration)
Duration: 2 years accelerated full-time; part-time for domestic students; international students may take 3 years
Teaching language: English
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: Tuition not published
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Macromedia University of Applied Sciences

Design (B.A.), Studienrichtung Animation & Illustration

BABachelor of Arts (B.A.) im Studiengang Design
Location: Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Format: On campusClasses, studios and productions meet in person on campus.
Specializations: General Animation (Animation & Illustration concentration) · 2D Animation (broader degree with animation) · 3D Animation (broader degree with animation)
Duration: 6 semesters with practical semester, or 7 semesters with practical and study-abroad semester
Teaching language: German
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: Tuition not published
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Maryland Institute College of Art

Animation BFA

BFABachelor of Fine Arts
Location: Baltimore, MD
Format: On campusClasses, studios and productions meet in person on campus.
Specializations: General Animation (dedicated degree) · 2D Animation (broader degree with animation) · 3D Animation (broader degree with animation) +1
Duration: Duration not verified
Teaching language: Not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: USD 58,310 per academic year · All students · 2026-27
Deadline: February 1, 2027 · Fall 2027
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Massey University

Bachelor of Screen Arts (Animation major)

BachelorBachelor of Screen Arts
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Format: On campusClasses, studios and productions meet in person on campus. · Full- or part-time
Specializations: General Animation (Animation concentration) · 2D Animation (Animation concentration) · 3D Animation (Animation concentration)
Duration: 3 years full-time (360 credits)
Teaching language: English
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: NZD 9,706 per academic year · Domestic students · 2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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What 3d animation covers

  • Modelling, texturing and look development
  • Rigging and animation
  • Lighting and rendering
  • Production pipelines and team projects

This is a practical field: expect studio work, software use and collaborative projects. Software and equipment are recorded on each profile only where the school publishes them.

Dedicated degree, official pathway or broader degree

  • Dedicated degree (11): The degree itself is in this field.
  • Official pathway (18): An officially named concentration, pathway or major inside the degree.
  • Broader degree with animation (34): A broader degree in which animation is a central, verified component of the official title or curriculum.

A single module is never counted as a pathway or as substantial curriculum. One program can appear under several specializations; it is still one listing.

Admissions and portfolios

3D pathways commonly ask for a portfolio showing visual and technical skills; some accept drawing work alone for entry.

Requirements are recorded item by item on each program profile — required, optional, pathway-specific or explicitly not required. If a school does not publish its policy, we say so. Admissions and portfolio guide

By level: Bachelor's (48) · Master's (15)

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