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2024 Best Commercial & Advertising Art Schools in the Great Lakes Region

14 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
565 Commercial and Advertising Art Degrees Awarded
Commercial & Advertising Art is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #262 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for commercial & advertising art students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 565 degrees in commercial & advertising art during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Commercial & Advertising Art School

Best Commercial & Advertising Art Schools in the Great Lakes Region Your choice of commercial & advertising art school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for commercial & advertising art schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Commercial & Advertising Art Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Commercial and Advertising Art
Bachelor's Degrees in Commercial and Advertising Art
Master's Degrees in Commercial and Advertising Art

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Commercial & Advertising Art Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Commercial & Advertising Art in the Great Lakes Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the commercial and advertising art degree levels they offer.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Commercial and Advertising Art

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In IL

Any student pursuing a degree in commercial & advertising art has to check out Columbia College Chicago. Located in the city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #370 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great college overall.

There were about 3 commercial & advertising art students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

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1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In OH

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a great decision for students interested in a degree in commercial & advertising art. UC is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Cincinnati. A Best Colleges rank of #166 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 3 commercial & advertising art students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
87 Commercial and Advertising Art Degrees Awarded

Kent State University at Kent is a great decision for students interested in a degree in commercial & advertising art. Kent State is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Kent. This university ranks 14th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were approximately 87 commercial & advertising art students who graduated with this degree at Kent State in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MI

It's difficult to beat College for Creative Studies if you want to pursue a degree in commercial & advertising art. Located in the large city of Detroit, CCS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were about 19 commercial & advertising art students who graduated with this degree at CCS in the most recent data year.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In OH
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Miami University - Oxford is a good option for students pursuing a degree in commercial & advertising art. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public university located in the town of Oxford. A Best Colleges rank of #116 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Miami University - Oxford is a great university overall.

There were about 3 commercial & advertising art students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Oxford in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In OH
35 Commercial and Advertising Art Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Columbus, CCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were about 35 commercial & advertising art students who graduated with this degree at CCAD in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN

Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #205 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Ball State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 5 commercial & advertising art students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In OH
112 Commercial and Advertising Art Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 30th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 112 commercial & advertising art students who graduated with this degree at Sinclair Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
73 Commercial and Advertising Art Degrees Awarded

Located in the midsize city of Warren, Macomb Community College is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #377 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Macomb Community College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 73 commercial & advertising art students who graduated with this degree at Macomb Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Huntington University
Huntington, IN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
20.0% Growth in Graduates

Huntington is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Huntington. This university ranks 29th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were about 5 commercial & advertising art students who graduated with this degree at Huntington in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Commercial & Advertising Art Colleges by State

Explore the best commercial & advertising art colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 300
Michigan 915 117
Illinois 870 32
Indiana 737 19
Wisconsin 672 0

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One of 9 majors within the Design & Applied Arts area of study, Commercial & Advertising Art has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Graphic Design 1,492
Visual Communications 824
Interior Design 744
Fashion Design 442
Industrial Design 359
Game & Interactive Media Design 341
Illustration 278
Commercial Photography 226
Other Design & Applied Arts 104

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