2025 Best Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in modeling, virtual environments & simulation, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #358 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of modeling, virtual environments & simulation. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 157 bachelor's degrees in modeling, virtual environments & simulation during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of modeling, virtual environments & simulation for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to modeling, virtual environments & simulation students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other modeling, virtual environments & simulation students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized modeling, virtual environments & simulation related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for modeling, virtual environments & simulation students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation in California

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in modeling, virtual environments & simulation.

Top California Schools for a Bachelor's in Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

36 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in modeling, virtual environments & simulation has to check out University of Southern California. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles.More information about a bachelor’s in modeling, virtual environments & simulation from University of Southern California

2

Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

51 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Academy of Art University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in modeling, virtual environments & simulation. Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in modeling, virtual environments & simulation from Academy of Art University

3

University of California - Irvine
Irvine, CA

55 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in modeling, virtual environments & simulation needs to take a look at University of California - Irvine. UC Irvine is a very large public university located in the large city of Irvine.More information about a bachelor’s in modeling, virtual environments & simulation from University of California - Irvine

4

Cogswell College
San Jose, CA

15 Annual Graduates

Cogswell College is a wonderful option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in modeling, virtual environments & simulation. Cogswell is a fairly small private for-profit college located in the large city of San Jose.More information about a bachelor’s in modeling, virtual environments & simulation from Cogswell College

Best Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	521	24

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Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation Related Rankings by Major

Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation is one of 4 different types of Computer Software & Applications programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Graphics	61
Other Computer Software & Media Applications	37
Web & Multimedia Design	33

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space. More about our data sources and methodologies.