2024 Best Graphic Design Schools
189
Colleges in the United States
8,710
Graphic Design Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in
graphic design, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #107 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 189 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Graphic Design Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 8,710 degrees in graphic design to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great Graphic Design School
Your choice of graphic design school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Graphic Design School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Graphic Design Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Graphic Design Schools list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
Best Schools for Graphic Design in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of graphic design degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
25 Top Schools in Graphic Design
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In NY
40
Graphic Design Degrees Awarded
The New School is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in graphic design. Located in the city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. This school ranks 15th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 40 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at New School University in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in graphic design from The New School
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IA
86
Graphic Design Degrees Awarded
Iowa State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in graphic design. Iowa State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ames. A Best Colleges rank of #75 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.
There were about 86 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in graphic design from Iowa State University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In NY
43
Graphic Design Degrees Awarded
Fashion Institute of Technology is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in graphic design. FIT SUNY is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #85 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means FIT SUNY is a great school overall.
There were approximately 43 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at FIT SUNY in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in graphic design from Fashion Institute of Technology
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MN
75
Graphic Design Degrees Awarded
Any student who is interested in graphic design has to look into University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were approximately 75 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in graphic design from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In IL
51
Graphic Design Degrees Awarded
UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 51 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in graphic design from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NY
74
Graphic Design Degrees Awarded
Pratt Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brooklyn.
There were about 74 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at Pratt Institute in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in graphic design from Pratt Institute - Main
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In FL
58
Graphic Design Degrees Awarded
UF is a fairly large public university located in the city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were approximately 58 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in graphic design from University of Florida
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
11th
Most Popular In CA
Located in the city of Los Angeles, FIDM Los Angeles is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
There were about 25 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at FIDM Los Angeles in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in graphic design from FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In MI
38
Graphic Design Degrees Awarded
Michigan State is a very large public university located in the city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 38 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.
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TCU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Fort Worth. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 18 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in graphic design from Texas Christian University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In PA
Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. This university ranks 10th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 30 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in graphic design from Drexel University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In AZ
45
Graphic Design Degrees Awarded
Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were roughly 45 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in graphic design from Arizona State University - Tempe
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
15th
Most Popular In CA
Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 19 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at San Jose State in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in graphic design from San Jose State University
CCS is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Detroit.
There were approximately 25 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at CCS in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in graphic design from College for Creative Studies
Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were roughly 22 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in graphic design from Brigham Young University - Provo
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MD
95
Graphic Design Degrees Awarded
MICA is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Baltimore.
There were approximately 95 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at MICA in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in graphic design from Maryland Institute College of Art
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In DC
Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 3 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in graphic design from George Washington University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In MA
49
Graphic Design Degrees Awarded
Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #59 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.
There were approximately 49 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in graphic design from Northeastern University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MA
51
Graphic Design Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were roughly 51 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in graphic design from Boston University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In CA
99
Graphic Design Degrees Awarded
Art Center College of Design is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Pasadena.
There were about 99 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at Art Center College of Design in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In WI
42
Graphic Design Degrees Awarded
Located in the distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 11th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were roughly 42 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at UW - Stout in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In OH
Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 15 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Oxford in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in graphic design from Miami University - Oxford
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IL
69
Graphic Design Degrees Awarded
Columbia is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Chicago. This college ranks 16th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 69 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in graphic design from Columbia College Chicago
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In CT
Yale is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New Haven. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.
There were approximately 13 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In VA
56
Graphic Design Degrees Awarded
VCU is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Richmond. This university ranks 7th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 56 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at VCU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in graphic design from Virginia Commonwealth University