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Computer Animation Degrees

Degrees titled computer animation or computer-generated animation, usually with a 3D and technical emphasis. 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.

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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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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Brigham Young University

Computer Science (BS), Animation and Games Emphasis

BSBachelor of Science in Computer Science, Animation and Games Emphasis
Location: Provo, UT
Format: Format not verified
Specializations: Computer Animation (Animation and Games Emphasis concentration)
Duration: Duration not verified
Teaching language: Not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: Tuition not published
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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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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Location: Penryn, England, United Kingdom
Format: On campusClasses, studios and productions meet in person on campus. · Full-time
Specializations: Computer Animation (dedicated degree) · Character Animation (broader degree with animation)
Duration: 3 years, or 4 years with placement or foundation year
Teaching language: Not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: GBP 10,050 per academic year · Home students — Full-time UK · 2027/28
Deadline: January 13, 2027 · September 2027
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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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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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Location: London, England, United Kingdom
Format: On campusClasses, studios and productions meet in person on campus. · Full- or part-time
Specializations: Computer Animation (dedicated degree)
Duration: Duration not verified
Teaching language: Not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: GBP 12,300 per academic year · Home students — Home (UK students), full time · 2027/28
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Rome University of Fine Arts (RUFA)

Laurea magistrale in Computer Animation and Visual Effects

Diploma Accademico IILaurea magistrale in Computer Animation and Visual Effects (diploma accademico di secondo livello, AFAM)
Location: Roma, Lazio, Italy
Format: On campusClasses, studios and productions meet in person on campus.
Specializations: Computer Animation (dedicated degree) · 2D Animation (broader degree with animation) · 3D Animation (broader degree with animation) +1
Duration: 2 anni
Teaching language: Italian
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: EUR 8,000 – EUR 14,800 (basis not stated by the school) · All students — Italian-language course, by ISEE income band (second-level courses table)
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Location: Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom
Format: On campusClasses, studios and productions meet in person on campus. · Full- or part-time
Specializations: General Animation (dedicated degree) · 2D Animation (broader degree with animation) · Computer Animation (broader degree with animation)
Duration: 3 years (4 with a work placement); part-time up to 6 years
Teaching language: Not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: GBP 9,790 per academic year · Home students — UK applicants · 2026/27
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Ulster University

Animation BDes (Hons)

BDesBachelor of Design with Honours
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Format: On campusClasses, studios and productions meet in person on campus. · Full-time
Specializations: General Animation (dedicated degree) · Computer Animation (broader degree with animation)
Duration: Duration not verified
Teaching language: Not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: GBP 4,985 per academic year · Home students — Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and EU Settlement Status · 2026/27
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Location: Orlando, FL
Format: On campusClasses, studios and productions meet in person on campus. · Full-time
Specializations: Character Animation (Character Animation concentration) · Computer Animation (Character Animation concentration)
Duration: Duration not verified
Teaching language: Not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: USD 212.28 per credit · In-state
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Format: On campusClasses, studios and productions meet in person on campus. · Full- or part-time
Specializations: General Animation (dedicated degree) · 2D Animation (broader degree with animation) · Computer Animation (broader degree with animation) +1
Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time
Teaching language: Not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: GBP 18,300 per academic year · International students · 2027/28
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom
Format: On campusClasses, studios and productions meet in person on campus. · Full-time
Specializations: General Animation (dedicated degree) · 2D Animation (2D Digital Animation concentration) · 3D Animation (3D Digital Animation concentration) +2
Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years with a placement year or foundation year
Teaching language: Not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: GBP 10,050 per academic year · Home students — UK / Channel Islands · 2027/28
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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What computer animation covers

  • Digital modelling and animation
  • Computer graphics fundamentals
  • Software pipelines
  • Production 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 (5): The degree itself is in this field.
  • Official pathway (6): An officially named concentration, pathway or major inside the degree.
  • Broader degree with animation (4): 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

Computer animation programs ask for creative work and, in some systems, technical or mathematical qualifications.

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 (10) · Master's (5)

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