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Art & design schools in France

Public écoles d’art and independent schools across design, fashion, animation, VFX, game art and interior design - with the diploma each one actually awards. Filter by field; every school links to its official site.

Updated 2026-06-20

France has two main tracks for creative studies. Public écoles d’art (the Beaux-Arts network, plus schools such as ENSAD, ENSCI, Boulle, Estienne and Duperré) award national diplomas - the DNA (bac+3) and DNSEP (bac+5), or the DNMADE in design - for roughly €400–€800 a year, usually taught in French. Private schools award titres RNCP (niveau 6 = bac+3, niveau 7 = bac+5), cost more, and more often teach in English. The list below is sourced; treat it as a starting point and confirm the details on each school’s official site before applying.

36 schools

École Boulle

Paris · public

product designmétiers d'artfurniture designinterior design

Diplomas diplôme national, grade Licence (bac+3), diplôme national (bac+5), diplômes des métiers d'art

€0–500/yr Official site ↗

École Estienne (ESAIG)

Paris · public

graphic designillustrationtypographybookbindinganimation

Diplomas diplôme national, grade Licence (bac+3), diplôme national niveau 7 (bac+5)

€0–500/yr Official site ↗

École Duperré

Paris · public

fashiontextileceramicsgraphic designinterior design

Diplomas diplôme national, grade Licence (bac+3), diplôme national (bac+5)

€0–500/yr Official site ↗

Rubika

EN

Valenciennes · private

animationvideo gamesgame artVFXindustrial design

Diplomas titres professionnels RNCP, Bac+3 à Bac+5

Official site ↗

ArtFX

Montpellier / Lille (Tourcoing) / Paris (Enghien) / Londres · private

VFXanimationvideo gamesgame art

Diplomas titre RNCP niveau 7 (bac+5) ; cycle 5 ans (Game Programming 4 ans), BTS (bac+2)

Official site ↗

École Émile Cohl

Lyon · private

illustrationanimationcomics / bande dessinéevideo gamesgraphic design

Diplomas titre RNCP niveau 6 (bac+3), diplôme visé, titre RNCP niveau 7 (bac+5)

€7,890–8,520/yr Official site ↗

Strate École de design

EN

Sèvres / Lyon · private

product designindustrial designinterior designinteraction / UX design

Diplomas titre RNCP niveau 7 (bac+5), établissement reconnu par l'État

Official site ↗

École de Condé

EN

Paris / Lyon / Nancy / Bordeaux / Nice / Marseille / Toulouse / Lille / Rennes · private

graphic designinterior designfashionproduct designillustration

Diplomas titre RNCP niveau 6 (bac+3), titre RNCP niveau 7 (bac+5)

Official site ↗

École Camondo

Paris / Toulouse · private

interior designarchitecture d'intérieurproduct design

Diplomas titre RNCP niveau 7 (bac+5), cycle 5 ans

Official site ↗

ESMOD Paris

EN

Paris · private

fashionfashion designpattern making / modélismefashion business

Diplomas titre RNCP niveau 6 (bac+3), titre RNCP niveau 7 (bac+5)

€16,555–17,375/yr Official site ↗

ISART Digital

EN

Paris / Nice / Montréal / Tokyo · private

video gamesgame artgame designanimationVFX

Diplomas TODO: verify niveau RNCP (bac+5)

Official site ↗

Sources

  1. France Compétences - RNCP (national register of professional certifications)official · 2026-06-20
  2. Ministère de la Culture - enseignement supérieur (écoles d’art)official · 2026-06-20
  3. Campus France - study art & design in Franceofficial · 2026-06-20

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