What colleges offer degrees in art and engineering? And which one is the best?

Question

I want to become a Walt Disney Imagineer(Theme Park Designer). I believe having both a Degree in Art and Engineering would be useful. However many colleges do not offer both and the one that do are large state colleges that are not rank high for either feild. I am looking for a prestigious college that can fit my requirements.

Money and grades are not an issue. I would also prefer private colleges unless a public is truely better.

Answer 1

I have a friend who became an imagineer. She went to Drexel -- which has good engineering and design departments.

The best design school is Rhode Island School of Design. The best Engineering schools are MIT, Berkeley, Cal Tech and Stanford. Of those schools, Berkeley would have the best design program.

NYU is also excellent in both areas.

Answer 2

Having an engineering degree will be much more useful for you than the art degree. Specifically, you would find a mechatronical engineering degree to be most helpful, since that is mechanical, electrical, and software all rolled into one, which would all be useful in your goal.

As for formal art training, this probably isn't as important because to be creative, you don't need a degree proving it. Taking art classes could be helpful, but officially majoring in art might not make that much of a difference.

However, I think Cooper Union (which has both an excellent engineering program and art program) might be something to look in to. If money is an issue, no sweat. All their students attend on full scholarships, ie free.

Answer 3

Try something like Rensselaer in Albany New York - one of the best engineering schools, and they've got some other liberal arts that will help fill the "art" bill. BTW, I'm assuming you want to major in Mechanical Engineering. Or, you could simultaneously go to University at Albany, State university of New York for the Art Degree - I'm assuming finances isn't an issue!