Schools
Pursue Your Passion
The Academy of Art University offers an exciting curriculum focused in sixteen areas of art and design including Illustration, Fashion, Photography, Motion Pictures & Television, and more. Since its inception in 2002, the online program has grown to a current student body of almost 10,000 students from all over the world. Our vibrant community of students offers a supportive and challenging environment to help you hone your creative talent and define your career path.
Where Artists Teach Artists
With a faculty of career artists, designers, and scholars, our students benefit from the best art school instruction to be found anywhere, and from our faculty’s ability to draw from their experience and wisdom in order to help students turn their aspirations into successful career plans.
Make Art Your Career
The Academy helps you achieve your professional dreams by providing the tools and motivation to help you enrich the world with your artistic talent. Our curriculum offers coursework for all levels: college-level students can enroll in an undergraduate or graduate degree program; working professionals can learn a new skill through our "Award of Completion" programs; and high school students can discover the world of art through our "Art Experience" programs.
Degrees Offered Online
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| Acting | Courses only. No degrees are offered at this time. | |||||
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| Animation & Visual Effects | |
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| Architecture | M.Arch | |
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| Fashion | |
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| Fine Art | |
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| Game Design | |
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| Graphic Design | |
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| Illustration | |
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| Industrial Design | |
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| Interior Architecture & Design | |
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| Landscape Architecture | Courses only. No degrees are offered at this time. | |||||
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| Multimedia Communications | |
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| Music Production & Sound Design for Visual Media |
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| Photography | |
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| Web Design & New Media | |
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