As you were interested in the animation line here I am providing you the lists of some of the best Visual Effects Colleges which is located in USA. Please check the below lists of schools:

The list includes:

University of Colorado Denver
University of North Alabama
Arizona State University
University of Arizona
Yavapai College
University of Central Arkansas
Southern Arkansas University Tech
Academy of Art University
American Film Institute
Brooks Institute of Photography
Chapman University
California College of the Arts
California Institute of the Arts
California State University, Los Angeles
California State University, Northridge
Loyola Marymount University
New York Film Academy
San Diego State University
San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco State University
San Jose State University
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Southern California
Community College of Aurora
University of Colorado at Boulder
Sacred Heart University
Wesleyan University
American University
Howard University
Florida State University
Ringling College of Art and Design
University of Central Florida
University of Miami
East Coast Film Institute
Prince of Prestige Academy
Savannah College of Art and Design
Columbia College
DePaul University
Northwestern University
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Tribeca Flashpoint Media Arts Academy
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
University of Iowa
Towson University
Boston University
Emerson College
Fitchburg State University
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Grand Valley State University
Minnesota State University Moorhead
University of Southern Mississippi
Missouri State University
Webster University
Montana State University
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Santa Fe University of Art and Design