Digital Arts

Liberal Arts • Visual And Performing Arts

What is it about?

A general, undifferentiated program that focuses on the use of computerized digital images as the primary medium of expression in the visual and performing arts, and that may prepare individuals for a wide variety of careers using new media, including graphic design, digital animation, motion graphics, 3D visualization, game and interactive media design, music and sound design, video production, web design, photography, and other fields.

Numbers at a glance

149th

Popular nationwide

140

Search Rank on O's List

Colleges offer it

1,231

Graduates (2018-19)

Men: 611
Women: 620

Trends

Graduates

Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type

Median Graduating Class by College Type

Number of Colleges by Size

Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates

University of Central Florida	197
University of Missouri-Columbia	52
University of Florida	51
University of North Carolina at Asheville	47
University of New Mexico-Main Campus	45
Southern Oregon University	40
SUNY Oneonta	38
University of Wisconsin-Stout	37
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	37
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	28

Average public university graduating class: 27 students.

Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates

Otis College of Art and Design	69
Fordham University	47
Maryland Institute College of Art	31
Champlain College	25
Stetson University	22
Greenville College	20
Lesley University	19
Northeastern University	19
Drexel University	19
Marymount California University	15

Average private university graduating class: 11 students.

O's Insights on Digital Arts

Major has been increasing in popularity over the last 15 years.
64% of graduates come from public universities.

Related Majors

Major	Graduates	Colleges
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	4,573	169
Visual and Performing Arts, General	1,522	110