A private school, Full Sail University is one that students are not necessarily placed in a job position upon graduation, but can get a quality education. Associate's and bachelor's degrees from online and campus courses in film, computer animation, game art, music business, recording arts, and many others are offered. Master's of Fine Arts degrees are conferred in entertainment business and game design. Online master's degrees are offered in Internet marketing, media design, entertainment business, creative writing, and others. Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine named it one of the top five game degree programs in the world, and Rolling Stone magazine named it one of the five best music programs in the country. The campus is fully equipped with studios, stages, labs and modern classrooms and facilities.
It's a college, not a university; and it's in Winter Park, not Orlando, but it is worth a look if you want a solid liberal arts or business education. U.S. News & World Report ranked Rollins College the top regional university in the South in the 2010 edition of "America's Best Colleges." Rollin's Crummer School of Business was also ranked No. 1 in Florida by Forbes magazine. Enroll in their full-time undergraduate program with a choice of 28 majors or earn an evening bachelor's or master's degree at night at the Rollins affiliated Hamilton Holt School.
One of the largest universities in the Orlando area with more than a dozen locations, the University of Central Florida was ranked in the top tier by U.S. News and World Report. Many varied courses of study are offered, from hospitality management, to digital media, to engineering to theater studies and biomedical science. Graduate and undergraduate degrees can be earned. Pre-professional programs are offered in health fields.
Barry University School of Law is one of the lesser-known law schools in the country. About 80 percent of its graduates pass the bar examination, and about 70 percent of students get hired within nine months of graduation. Applicants who have earned a GPA of 2.9 or above may easily be accepted. A student can get a good education in law, as curriculum is developed along similar lines as other law schools -- focusing on developing writing, communication and analytic skills.
