Sorry to revive a dead thread, but I’ve done some research since I last posted, and wanted to update the list and add more details, just in case somebody else would find it useful. Many of these are engineering/cs programs, and some of those aren’t accredited. I haven’t been able to look into the accreditation, but keep that in mind.
Stanford - CS + X (https://undergrad.stanford.edu/academic-planning/majors-minors/joint-majors-csx)
Joint major offered at Stanford, combining computer science and a large selection of liberal arts majors.
University of Southern California - Iovine and Young Academy (http://iovine-young.usc.edu/)
A relatively new program (it started in 2014, I think). You choose two emphasises in Visual Design, Technology, Venture Management, Audio Design, and Communication. It seems pretty competitive, with less than 10% acceptance rate, but from what I’ve seen, it looks like an amazing program.
Carnegie Mellon - BXA (http://www.cmu.edu/interdisciplinary/programs/)
Combines a computer science, humanities, or science major with an art major (architecture, art, design, drama, music).
University of Pennsylvania - Digital Media Design (http://cg.cis.upenn.edu/dmd_program.html)
This one’s cool in that students get a Bachelor of Science in Engineering. The program’s been around for almost 20 years, so I would imagine it’s pretty well-developed. In any case, student work seems cool.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Design, Innovation, and Society (http://www.sts.rpi.edu/pl/design-innovation-society-dis)
Also offers a Bachelor of Science. The website also claims that it’s easy to dual major, with almost 80% of students doing so, and the most popular ones being mechanical engineering and management.
Georgia Institute of Technology - Computational Media (http://cm.lmc.gatech.edu/)
Offers a BS, and it seems pretty large with 300 students.
Rochester Institute of Technology - Media Arts and Technology (https://www.rit.edu/programs/media-arts-and-technology-bs)
Combines creative, business, and technical. And again, offers a BS.
Northeastern - Combined Majors (http://www.northeastern.edu/camd/academics/undergraduate/flexible-curriculum/)
So many options you can choose from here. If these aren’t enough, you could also combine any two “half majors” to create one major.
University of Colorado Boulder - Technology, Arts & Media (http://tam.colorado.edu/)
Offered in the engineering school as a BS.
Brown/RISD - Dual Degree Program (http://risd.brown.edu/)
This one’s super competitive, and it also takes five years to complete, but it’s from two of the top schools in their respective fields in America. It seems like it would be so much fun.
Tufts/SMFA - Combined Degree (http://admissions.tufts.edu/academics/special-degree-paths/combined-degree-with-the-schoo/)
Like the Brown/RISD Dual Degree, this program also takes five years. I heard shuttling between the two schools is a bit of a hassle, but if you’re down for that and don’t mind dishing out another year of tuition, this one’s amazing as well.
Lehigh University - Arts and Engineering (http://www.lehigh.edu/engineering/academics/undergraduate/majors/artseng.html)
Five years for two bachelor’s degrees. Students are specifically called “arts-engineers” which I find pretty cool.
Stevens Institute of Technology - Visual Arts & Technology (https://www.stevens.edu/college-arts-and-letters/undergraduate-programs/visual-arts-technology)
Offers a Bachelor of Arts, and seems that there are many facilities available specifically for visual arts and technology students.
Many universities also have dual/double/joint/simultaneous degrees, in which you just do the work for two majors, so workload’s significantly higher. University of Michigan, UC Berkeley, Cornell, Columbia, and probably most colleges you’ll look at have programs like this. However, because you are essetially getting two degrees, many times this will take longer than four years.
Some universities also offer customized engineering programs, such as Purdue (multidisciplinary engineering) and Northwestern (McCormick Integrated Engineering Studies). These are often not accredited, though.
Hope this was helpful! If anybody knows of any more, please do reply! I was also wondering about Washington University in St. Louis, as I know that they have top engineering and art programs, yet I haven’t found anything that combines the two.
