2024 Best Graphic Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in graphic design, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #84 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for graphic design students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 183 bachelor's degrees in graphic design during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Graphic Design School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The graphic design bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to graphic design students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other graphic design students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized graphic design related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for graphic design students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The graphic design school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Graphic Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

 

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Graphic Design in Ohio

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in graphic design.

Top Ohio Schools for a Bachelor's in Graphic Design

1

Miami University - Oxford
Oxford, OH

15 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in graphic design needs to take a look at Miami University - Oxford. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from Miami University - Oxford

2

Cedarville University
Cedarville, OH

25 Annual Graduates

Cedarville University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in graphic design. Cedarville is a small private not-for-profit university located in the fringe town of Cedarville.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from Cedarville University

3

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus
Bowling Green, OH

22 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Bowling Green State University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in graphic design. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

3

Cleveland Institute of Art
Cleveland, OH

11 Annual Graduates

Cleveland Institute of Art is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in graphic design. Located in the large city of Cleveland, CIA is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from Cleveland Institute of Art

4

Ohio University - Athens Campus
Athens, OH

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Annual Graduates

Ohio University - Athens Campus is a great decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in graphic design. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from Ohio University - Athens Campus

5

Baldwin Wallace University
Berea, OH

5 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from Baldwin Wallace University

6

University of Akron Main Campus
Akron, OH

34 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from University of Akron Main Campus

7

Cleveland State University
Cleveland, OH

15 Annual Graduates

Cleveland State University is a large public university located in the large city of Cleveland.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from Cleveland State University

Best Graphic Design Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Graphic Design Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	629	270
Illinois	558	307
Indiana	535	42
Wisconsin	435	141

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Graphic Design Related Rankings by Major

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

Majors Similar to Graphic Design

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Fashion Design	228
Commercial & Advertising Art	141
Industrial Design	132
Visual Communications	126
Interior Design	121
Illustration	73
Game & Interactive Media Design	46
Commercial Photography	13
Other Design & Applied Arts	11

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.