Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Digital Design – Character Design
Gain the Skills You Need to Create Characters for Books, Games, and More with a B.S. in Digital Design – Character Design!
Have you ever wanted to create a character for a children’s book or video game? Imagine if your creation became a well-loved character for years to come. Liberty’s Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Digital Design – Character Design can help prepare you to accomplish these tasks. Take your talent to new heights with skills in character design for film, games, children’s books, graphic novels, and more.
Our experienced professors at Liberty University can train you to become a skilled graphic artist with knowledge of the latest methods used in studio and digital arts. You will study best practices for 2D and 3D design and learn how your designs can affect culture and society. You can also gain essential skills in typography, vector illustration, and digital imaging. These wide-ranging skills can help provide you with a solid foundation to begin your digital design career.
What Will You Study in Liberty University’s B.S. in Digital Design – Character Design Degree?
- Essential skills in typography, vector illustration, and digital imaging
- How to best showcase your creative work as you enter the workforce
- Interactions of technology, art, and culture throughout history
- Latest techniques and technology for both 2D and 3D design
As a character design major, you’ll have access to cutting-edge course content as well as the opportunity to complete a practicum and an internship in a graphic design setting. You’ll also study under faculty who have advanced degrees and years of experience in the digital design field. Their guidance can help strengthen your skills and give you the digital design techniques you need to further your career.
Potential Careers for Bachelor’s Degree in Character Design Graduates
- Cartoonist
- Character designer
- Children’s book artist
- Comic book artist
- Concept artist
- Graphic novelist
Benefits of Pursuing Your Online Bachelor’s Degree in Character Design with Liberty University
As a leader in distance education since 1985, we understand what it takes to create a flexible and affordable education for busy people. Since we have been investing in distance and online learning for decades, our experience has taught us how to streamline our degree options so you can focus on what really matters to you. While many schools offer online degrees, we believe Liberty stands out.
Here’s what sets us apart:
- Our online programs are backed by our brick-and-mortar campus – ranked among Niche.com’s Top 5 College Campuses in America – and that commitment to excellence extends to our online students as well. Earning your bachelor’s in character design online degree from a nonprofit university with this kind of recognition can help set you apart from others in your field.
- The majority of tuition for undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs has not increased in 9 years. While many other online colleges have raised tuition, Liberty has been able to keep costs low as a nonprofit university.
- To continue our mission of providing affordable education, electronic textbooks are provided for all undergraduate courses at no additional cost to you. As a full-time student, this could save you an estimated $800-2,000 per year on textbooks!
- You can experience a challenging and rewarding curriculum through graphic design online courses and have access to Adobe Creative Cloud products like Photoshop and InDesign.
- The portfolio project in this degree can become an invaluable promotional tool to help you secure a job in the character and graphic design industry.
- The on-the-job training you’ll receive in this degree program can help equip you to better market yourself, land interviews, and receive job offers.
- Developing a professional network is also a positive outcome of earning a digital design online degree. By connecting with peers, alumni, and instructors, you will have a broad network of design professionals who can support and guide you.
Military Benefits
Service is important to us, so whether you’re currently serving in the Armed Forces, have served, or are married to someone who serves, we’re here to serve you. Liberty’s military benefits are available to:
- Active duty service members of the U.S. Armed Forces
- Reserve/National Guard
- Veterans/retirees
- Spouses of service members and veterans/retirees
- Current Department of Defense employees
We are proud to support you in your pursuit of a flexible and affordable online education by offering you the following benefits:
- Tuition discounts – $250 per credit hour for undergraduate courses
- Additional discount for veterans who serve in a civilian capacity as a First Responder (less than $565 per course)
- 8-week courses, 8 different start dates each year, and no set login times (may exclude certain courses such as practicums, internships, or field experiences)
- Potential college credit for military training
Credit Hours

Available Online
Class Type
100% online, 8-week courses
Transfer Credits
Transfer in up to 75% of the degree total
Next Start Date
Jun 23, 2025
Accreditation
Liberty University is accredited by SACSCOC