19 Concept Art Degree Programs

If you want to enter the game industry as a concept artist, this program is built for you. Instead of spending 2 to 3 years in a traditional course, MAGES offers a focused 1 year pathway dedicated to building a strong, industry ready portfolio. You will learn directly from seasoned professionals, including Kingston Chan, former Senior Art Director at FZD, and train in the structured workflows used in real studios. Through the creation of high quality characters, props, and environments, you will develop the skills, visual clarity, and design fundamentals needed to step into the industry with confidence.

Our 12-month Concept Art & Illustration diploma program is crafted for aspiring 2D artists and digital illustrators passionate about digital painting, character design, and visual storytelling in the games and entertainment design industries. Taught by industry professionals with real-world expertise, students gain hands-on experience in both the artistic and technical skills essential for creating compelling concept art and illustrations that shape imaginative worlds.

Specialize as a concept artist and boost your professional career! With our Master in Concept Art, you will learn to design characters, vehicles, spaces, environments, and unique worlds. You will also master creating layouts that match the theme of each story and conveying various emotions through colour.

International training in Concept Art and Illustration with a dual USA–Spain degree. Learn to design characters, environments, and props for film, video games, and comics, mastering Photoshop and advanced techniques in composition, color, and visual storytelling.

More than a degree, the Concept Art and Illustration Career Program is your springboard to transform ideas into powerful visual worlds. Be part of a dual certification USA–Spain and build a portfolio that will open doors in film, video games, and professional illustration. Blended · Online · On-campus.

The Games Art BA will provide you with the creative skills and technical knowledge needed to design visual assets in-game environments; you’ll design the characters, objects and backgrounds that make games come to life. This course will prepare you to become a confident games artist who can create visuals and user experience design applicable across a wide range of industries and emerging technologies. 

Are you passionate about comics, graphic novels and visual stroytelling? Now you can go from being a mere reader to devoting yourself professionally to producing them yourself. It doesn't matter what level you start from or your previous studies. You can become a professional and turn your passion into your profession. We will guide you like true mentors and show you step by step how to achieve it.

The Games Design BA equips you with creative and technical skills to craft future games. In the first year, you'll explore core principles, game mechanics, and design, with the option to specialize in Games Art. Later, you’ll refine 2D/3D game development, VR, and UX, preparing for careers in indie and AAA studios.

The two-year Illustration and Concept Art Ontario College Diploma program prepares you for the field of illustration and the discipline of concept art. As a student, you develop skills in digital and traditional media. In this program, you develop problem-solving methods, drawing techniques, and production methods for the magazine, graphic novel, or entertainment industries.

Passionate about the world of games and comics? Dream of creating exciting concepts for worlds and characters? Our highly popular BA (Hons) Comic & Concept Art degree course at UCA Fanrham will give you the tools and the network to follow those dreams. You’ll learn the techniques and modes of presentation used in the industry, together with fundamental art skills which you’ll then apply in different ways, depending on your chosen medium. Plus, you’ll gain the storytelling skills to bring your characters and worlds to life.

The Game Art & Design diploma program is a hybrid of traditional and digital art, right from foundation to specialization. Here you get to focus your craft in creating concept art and assets for the film, game, and television industries, with an equal emphasis on art development for mobile gaming and 3D console games.

The Distance Learning Program in Concept Art offered by ARC Academy serves as a hub for individuals with creative talents who aspire to forge successful careers. Established in 2019, our mission is to act as a bridge between budding talents and the dynamic realms of creative industries.

The Bachelor in Comics and Concept Art course has evolved from our award-winning 2D animation course. Our digital animation program as a whole, is accredited by The Rookies, SideFX, and CILECT. This means you'l be joining a department that's gained industry recognition for training the animators of the future. As well as expert teaching, at Herts, you'll have access to dedicated PC labs, kitted out with everything you need to bring your creations to life.

In our new Game Art & Design major, you will be able to share and build games created through your unique perspective. You’ll learn everything game-making, from introductory coding to playable prototypes.