Online Arts & Design Degrees
The two art and design degrees sought after by employers are the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) and Master of Fine Arts (MFA). Most beginning artists, illustrators, and design professionals typically earn the 4-year Bachelor of Fine Arts in order to qualify for entry-level career positions. Professionals desiring to take their career to the next level and emphasize their commitment to academic preparation will go on to earn the Masters of Fine Arts degree.
While natural talent may get you in the door, career training through a formal and accredited degree program is the surest way to advance your art or design career. A few of the most popular career options for professionals with a bachelor's or master's degree in art or design include:
- Art directors
- Craft artists
- Fine artists
- Multimedia artists
- Printmakers
- Painting restorers
- Illustrators
- Design Directors
- Video game designers
- And more!
Most undergraduate design degrees are liberal arts-based programs that offer specialized design courses in a particular art and design field. Core curriculum typically includes, basic math, history, and natural sciences. As student progress through the program they'll start taking courses more in line with their major including courses in programming, design, illustration, etc. Graduate degrees are much more specialized. Coursework in these programs focuses almost entirely in a specific art or design field.
Online art and design degree programs allow students to choose their own study format. On-campus, online, and hybrid programs are available to address the unique needs of each student. The biggest benefit to earning a degree online is the inherent technological component that employers desire.
Schools offering online art and design degree programs:
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh - Online Division
- Associate in Graphic Design
- Associate in Kitchen and Bath Design
- Bachelor in Game Art & Design
- Bachelor in Graphic Design
- Bachelor in Interior Design
- Bachelor in Media Arts & Animation
- Bachelor in Photography
Westwood College - Online Campus
- Bachelor Degree - Animation
- Bachelor Degree - Interior Design
- Bachelor Degree - Visual Communications
- Bachelor Degree - Web Design and Multimedia
AIU Online
- Associate's (AABA) - Visual Communication
- Bachelor's (BFA) - Digital Design
- Bachelor's (BFA) - Digital Design
Ashford University
- BA/Social Science - Art History
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