2024 Best Other Design & Applied Arts Schools in Illinois

If you plan on majoring in other design & applied arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #370 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Other Design & Applied Arts Schools in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 20 degrees in other design & applied arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Other Design & Applied Arts Schools List

Other Design & Applied Arts Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Other Design & Applied Arts Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Other Design & Applied Arts in Illinois

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the other design & applied arts degree levels they offer.

Top Illinois Schools in Other Design & Applied Arts

1

Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

It's difficult to beat Illinois Institute of Technology if you wish to pursue a degree in other design & applied arts. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a degree in other design & applied arts from Illinois Institute of Technology

2

School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

11.1% Growth in Graduates

School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in other design & applied arts. Located in the city of Chicago, School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a degree in other design & applied arts from School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Best Other Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Other Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	939	29
Michigan	915	12
Indiana	737	27
Wisconsin	672	6

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Rankings in Majors Related to Other Design & Applied Arts

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Graphic Design	419
Interior Design	125
Game & Interactive Media Design	124
Visual Communications	100
Fashion Design	98
Industrial Design	83
Illustration	52
Commercial & Advertising Art	38
Commercial Photography	25

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.