The top three schools for cartooning are The School of Visual Arts, Academy of Art University, and The Kubert School. The School of Visual Arts offers a BFA in cartooning and focuses on fundamentals while adapting to remain relevant. Academy of Art University provides both online and on-campus degrees and prepares students for jobs in fields like comic books and animation. The Kubert School is viable for part-time students and offers courses evenings, weekends, online or in summer, requiring a portfolio for its full-time program.

1. T H E T O P T H R E E S C H O O L S
F O R C A R T O O N I N G

2. T H E S C H O O L O F V I S U A L
A R T S ( S VA )
• Major: Cartooning
• The Illustrating and Cartooning department offers a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree
• Focuses on teaching fundamentals of illustration
• But they also continuously adapt their program to guarantee that their students
gain the ability to adapt and remain relevant in the ever changing landscape of
professional cartooning.

3. A C A D E M Y O F A R T U N I V E R S I T Y
• School: Illustration
• Offers both online and on-campus class options.
• Students can obtain Associate, Bachelor’s, and Master’s degrees.
• Prepares students for jobs in the cartooning field:
• Comic books
• Editorial cartooning
• Animation
• Children’s’ books illustration.

4. T H E K U B E R T S C H O O L
• School’s only focus is on illustration, cartooning, and graphic art.
• Viable option for students who cannot commit to a full time program.
• Offers evening, weekend, online and summer courses.
• Full time program requires applications be accompanied by a
portfolio

5. H T T P : / /
M A R K L I T Z L E R . O R G /