New York University offers an exciting, immersive and unique academic experience. Their students at their global sites have the opportunity to engage with NYU’s local creative communities. They can also benefit from the added enrichment of viewing the arts and media through a multicultural lens that they provide in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai. There are 19 studies of media that they offer. Some of those are Digital Art and Design, Film and television, Individualized Media Studies, Interactive Media Arts and Music Business. 

TCNJ doesn’t offer Commercial and Advertisement programs, but it provides interdisciplinary training for students who want to pursue their career in business.  The College of New Jersey is a business School. They mold students to become the kind of leaders who can anticipate and pivot toward changing opportunity. Their students are challenged to analyze and find solutions that will create value for a company.

Syracuse University’s B.F.A. degree in commercial art molds their students to become future communications Designers. They will learn how to translate information and ideas through a variety of media. They will be good at traditional skills of the hand. They will also develop their ability to think strategically in marketing and design terms. 

Students who want to pursue advertising and design in the digital age will benefit from the Advertising and Digital Design BFA program. This program teaches how to create work that sparks conversations. Students will learn how to use storytelling to shape culture. This institute is already a pioneer in integrating digital and advertising design.  Students at Fashion Institute of Technology who want to apply to their two-year Advertising and Digital design BFA must first complete the two-year Communication Design Foundation AAS program. 

Advertising Design at College for Creative Studies teaches advertising strategies that are based on research and consumer insights. These strategies that they teach integrate digital and social media, and content creation and user experience. Students will then find out how innovative approaches to persuasion have redefined the playing field. Students will be partnered in teams then simulate the demands of real-world advertising environments.

Under the Department of Art & Design at University at Buffalo, there is a Graphic Design program. This program has an extensive internship requirement that gives their students a critical professional experience. Their graduates are able to utilize #D software for animation, illustration and visualization. They also became a good creator of virtual packaging and product visualizations.

Digital Media & Design program is available at Nazareth College. The coursework in this program compliments study in any subject by providing an opportunity to apply your major knowledge to media. The required courses in this minor subject will make the students plan, write, design printed publications, create websites, organize individually and in collaborative groups. The unique feature of this minor is that it combined courses from diverse disciplines.

A concentration in Commercial Design at Lycoming College gives the students the opportunity to explore web design, graphic design, 2-D animation and others. They also put stress to professional internships in the field. Their recent students successfully secured internships at Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. and at Saatchi & Saatchi located in New York City. Students in commercial design are given the trust to take on real projects with real clients.

Students at Drake University who studies commercial advertising, learned how to pair critical thinking with creativity to deliver strategic messages to a targeted audience on behalf of a client. They have two options on where to specialize, it’s either on the creative or account management side of the business. But whatever they choose, they’d still have foundations on both. They designed their teaching techniques to make their students think and create.

University of the Pacific offers a program for Media X. This is where arts and technology intersect in the world of traditional, digital and emerging media. They designed an innovative program that encourages the students to explore the production, marketing and management of media. Graduates of this program are ready for a dynamic workplace where broad skill sets are rewarded.

Lewis University provides the technical training required in order to have a successful career as a commercial illustrator. BA program in Illustration develops the wide range of techniques needed for the competitive fields of traditional and digital illustration. The Department of Art & design provides a fine arts approach to visual literacy. Core Fine Arts curriculum allows the students to explore theory and techniques from a wide range of styles.

You will learn how to combine typography and images to communicate ideas in Ohio Northern University’s Graphic Design major. They blended artistic concepts with the technical know-how needed for production. Students will be trained how to research and think creatively and critically. Each student will also enjoy working on a team.

Springfield College is devoted in fostering an inclusive, diverse and respectful campus community. They show it not only in vision but more importantly in practice. Their ways are proven effective since their students at computer graphics and digital arts major have found success in a variety of careers. Their recent graduates are now working as developers, information technology professionals and video editors. 

If you choose to study Visual Arts at Marian University, you will receive the opportunity to study with credentialed PhD and MFA full-time studio faculty. You can have the chance to intern with local and regional arts organizations and advertising firms. Work at the state-of-the-art digital art and design studio. They also maintain small class sizes to ensure individualized faculty attention.

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Studio Art is available at Dominican University. This program provides a breadth of experience and knowledge in the visual arts. This program is accredited by the National Association for Schools of Art and Design. That verifies that this program can provide a solid background in art, design, and visual studies.

BA in Studio Art program at Arcadia University is for students who want a background in art but prefer to take more courses outside the Department than what a BFA degree allows. This degree program is designed to prepare students for graduate study in either studio art or for a number of career areas in art-related fields. The Art and Design Department recognizes the vital role of international study in understanding art and art history in diverse cultural environments. To that end, they strongly encourage Studio Art majors to take advantage of the study abroad opportunities if possible.

Experience and practice that the Studio Art Degree program at Buena Vista University provides is an interdisciplinary pursuit. Students are privileged to be trained by hands-on faculty members who are professional artists. They guarantee that each student will receive solid preparation in technical skill and concept-based decision making. Upon completion of this program, they’ll be ready for professional portfolios.

If you want to turn your design visions into reality, then Dordt College can help you turn your dreams into reality. They offer an interactive program in Graphic Design that teaches how to solve design problems. They allow the students to be engaged with clients in helping them achieve their desired outcome. So graphic students will design projects for clients, including designing logos and signage, event posters and brochures and others.

Art Center College of Design offers a program for Commercial Art and Advertising. The Advertising curriculum that they established is designed to provide an immersive experience in cutting-edge creativity within a team environment. They make students collaborate, bridging majors while they are being trained for careers in the fast-changing media environment. Their goal is to produce multimedia communicator that is capable of tailoring messages both for analog and digital platforms alike.

School of Visual Arts offers a BFA in Commercial Advertising. This undergraduate program will ground you in the basics including but not limited to digital production, graphic design, and 3D design motion graphics. They aim to broaden the students’ visual literacy and sharpen their voice. School of Visual Arts possess strong ties with the professional world which students can benefit from.

BA in Advertising and Marketing Communications is available at Webster University. Graduates of this program are able to analyze an organization’s situation using a marketing communication’s perspective. They have acquired the ability to develop strategic multiplatform marketing communication programs. They were taught how to utilize essential industry terminology and principles in presenting and supporting their work.

Anderson University offers Bachelor of Arts in Art with a concentration in Graphic Design. This concentration is designed to teach the students both critical and creative thinking that will prepare them for careers in print and web design. Students will be immersed in the creative process giving attention with everything from basics. Students will be asked to create their own personal branding and develop print as well as digital portfolios.

Rochester Institute Technology’s creative hub is the College of Art and Design. It is where design, art and technology intersect. They are proudly offering a wide selection of majors in disciplines that is related to imaging, science and visual communication. They claim that their students await a world of possibilities in this department.

Communication Design degree program at Miami University-Oxford has two interrelated goals. First is to teach their students about the practice of design in the professional context and second to give them the basis for their continued personal and creative growth. Students who major at Communication Design are able to generate engaging and inventive outcomes. They also acquired the ability to effectively collaborate and engage with others. 

School of Art Programs at the University of Cincinnati offers a certificate program in Critical Visions. This program is jointly administered by the College of Design, Art, Architecture, and Planning, and the College of Arts and Sciences. This program is known to have two primary goals. The first is to increase the understanding of students on what is at stake in how we see and second, to develop new artistic and unique media or design forms and practices which intervene in dominant ways of seeing and explaining the world.