Screenshot of animation created by a digital art and design student
Screenshot of animation created by a digital art and design student

Digital Art & Design, M.F.A. – Animation

Become an innovative artist and leader in the animation industry, from creative and commercial computer animation to special effects.

Program

Location

The School of Architecture & Design is no longer accepting applications for this degree program.


What You’ll Learn

In the Digital Art & Design, M.F.A. – Animation concentration, you’ll develop a competitive portfolio of innovative computer animation, readying you for a career as a leader on both the business and creative side of the industry.

You’ll have opportunities to hone your personal style through courses in character, storytelling, and storyboard development; digital compositing; and special effects experimentation.

Career Options

  • Animation Artist
  • Creative Director
  • Motion Graphics Designer
  • Multimedia Producer

Exceptional experiences.
Outstanding outcomes.

$972,520

Median annual wage for multimedia artists and animators. (BLS)

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Top 15%

U.S. colleges for salary potential, based on alumni's mid-career earnings. (PayScale.com)

Top

Performer for Social Mobility among universities in the North. (U.S. News & World Report)

81%

Of New York Tech students in the internship certificate program were offered opportunities to continue working at their organizations in 2020.

Top-Tier Ranking

USNWR Best Colleges/Regional

New York Tech is ranked among the top 50 regional universities in the North.

How You’ll Succeed

At New York Tech, you’ll work on projects that suit your personal style and goals. From creating a suite of animated shorts to developing work ready for exhibition in galleries, you’ll graduate with the experience to kickstart your career in the animation industry.

The founders of Pixar got their start here in the 1970s. Build your own legacy at New York Tech.

USNWR Best Colleges/Regional

Top-Tier Ranking

New York Tech is ranked among the top 50 regional universities in the North.

Do. Make. Innovate.

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