The animation concentration at University of Wisconsin-Stout has been ranked nationally.
Animation Career Review, a leading source of information for “aspiring animation, design and gaming professionals,” according to its website, recently included UW-Stout’s program in three lists:
- In the Midwest, among public and private colleges and universities, UW-Stout is 14th.
- In the nation, among public schools, UW-Stout is 20th. UW-Stout is the only public school in the top 20 from Wisconsin, Minnesota or Iowa.
- Among schools that offer a Bachelor of Fine Arts with animation, UW-Stout is ranked 46th nationally.
UW-Stout’s animation concentration is part of the Bachelor of Fine Arts in entertainment design program. Students learn two-dimensional, three-dimensional, character and stop-motion animation techniques.
The rankings considered schools with programs in game design, in which students also learn animation skills. UW-Stout has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in game design and development and a Bachelor of Science in computer science-game design.
According to Animation Career Review, UW-Stout’s programs prepare “students to enter the industry immediately or to enroll in an MFA program. Graduates will be prepared to pursue roles in the academic community and as design professionals and leaders.”
Earlier this year, the university’s game design programs were ranked 24th in the U.S. by Princeton Review, and the Master of Fine Arts in design program, with a game design concentration, was 18th.
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Instructor Jesse Woodward helps students in his Animation Studio class recently in Micheels Hall at UW-Stout.
