2024 Best Graphic Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Graphic Design is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #84 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 29 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for graphic design students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 888 bachelor's degrees in graphic design to qualified students.

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

Your choice of graphic design for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality graphic design program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on graphic design students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of graphic design students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• 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.

More Ways to Rank Graphic Design Schools

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 the Middle Atlantic Region.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Graphic Design in the Middle Atlantic Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for graphic design students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Graphic Design

1

Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, NY

43 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in graphic design needs to check out Fashion Institute of Technology. Located in the large city of New York, FIT SUNY is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from Fashion Institute of Technology

2

Pratt Institute - Main
Brooklyn, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

71 Annual Graduates

Pratt Institute - Main is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in graphic design. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Pratt Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from Pratt Institute - Main

3

The New School
New York, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

The New School is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in graphic design. New School University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from The New School

4

Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

63 Annual Graduates

Maryland Institute College of Art is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in graphic design. Located in the large city of Baltimore, MICA is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from Maryland Institute College of Art

4

Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

30 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in graphic design needs to take a look at Drexel University. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from Drexel University

5

George Washington University
Washington, DC

3 Annual Graduates

GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from George Washington University

6

Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY

43 Annual Graduates

RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from Rochester Institute of Technology

7

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

63 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from Temple University

8

American University
Washington, DC

8 Annual Graduates

The American University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from American University

9

Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ

24 Annual Graduates

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

Best Graphic Design Colleges by State

Explore the best graphic design schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	707	443
Pennsylvania	698	289
Maryland	370	63
New Jersey	351	82
District of Columbia	226	11

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Rankings in Majors Related to Graphic Design

Graphic Design is one of 9 different types of Design & Applied Arts programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Fashion Design	789
Visual Communications	645
Illustration	569
Interior Design	423
Industrial Design	301
Commercial & Advertising Art	238
Other Design & Applied Arts	179
Game & Interactive Media Design	109
Commercial Photography	40

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.