Pennsylvania contains 21 schools that offer computer animation programs. University of Pennsylvania, the highest-ranking computer animation school in PA, has a total student population of 24,599 and is the 5th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 21 computer animation schools in Pennsylvania, only 5 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Consolidated School of Business comes out as the most expensive ($32,202/yr), with Lehigh Carbon Community College as the lowest recorded at only $4,375/yr.
Computer Animation students from Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, the average student population is 2,077 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from computer animation, there are 10679 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,747 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $9,718, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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