California contains 108 schools that offer computer animation programs. University of Southern California, the highest-ranking computer animation school in CA, has a total student population of 34,824 and is the 10th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 108 computer animation schools in California, only 20 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, CSI Career College comes out as the most expensive ($44,912/yr), with Mt San Antonio College as the lowest recorded at only $2,897/yr.
Computer Animation students from California schools who go on to become computer animators, animators, animation designers, animation artists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 28,800 people working as multimedia artists and animators alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $62,810.
Also, within the computer animation schools in California, the average student population is 4,206 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from computer animation, there are 18354 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 4,230 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $1,817, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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