"Prestigious" colleges that offer computer graphics, animation, or game related courses/minors?

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<p>I would like to work in animation or game industry after I graduate from college.
Since I cannot go to art schools, I will probably major in computer science.
I know USC and Cornell have game design minor.
What are some other “prestigious” colleges that offer computer graphics, animation, or game related courses/minors?</p>

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<p>Its not “prestigious”, but George Mason University has a pretty competitive game design major. You should check it out. <a href=“http://game.gmu.edu/undergradprogram.html”>http://game.gmu.edu/undergradprogram.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>University of Pennsylvania and Carnegie Mellon University:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.animationcareerreview.com/articles/2014-top-100-animation-school-programs-us”>http://www.animationcareerreview.com/articles/2014-top-100-animation-school-programs-us&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Not prestigious, but UCSC has a major - BS Computer Science - Computer Game Design <a href=“https://cs.soe.ucsc.edu/game-design”>Computer Science and Engineering – Baskin School of Engineering;

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<p>Gamepro magazine and Princeton Review jointly publish a top ten list of game design programs. Note that program rankings really don’t correlate much with the overall prestige of the school. </p>

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<p>You are aware that prestigious colleges don’t get you jobs in the game design world right? It’s the internships you do that make the difference </p>

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^This.</p>

<p>It’s the internships and what you know. Save the money and go to a less prestigious school with a similar quality of education (read: probably your state school). </p>

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<p>@AnnieBeats‌ @Victory‌ Of course I am aware of that. However, I am not sure if this is what I trully want. That’s why I am looking for prestigious colleges that are good for other programs also. Just in case I decide to change my major or something</p>

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<p>You can major in CS and choose in-major and out-of-major electives that relate to game design.</p>

<p>Computer graphics and artificial intelligence are two of the more popular advanced CS course electives, so they tend to be relatively widely offered (although small CS departments may offer them, as well as other advanced CS courses, only once every other year).</p>

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<p>Boston University offers some courses for one interested in computer graphics, games and animation.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.bu.edu/cs/undergraduate/computer-science-major/concentration-in-computer-graphics-games-and-animation/”>http://www.bu.edu/cs/undergraduate/computer-science-major/concentration-in-computer-graphics-games-and-animation/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;