Graphic Design is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #107 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 7 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of graphic design. Combined, these schools handed out 419 degrees in graphic design to qualified students.
Your choice of graphic design school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Graphic Design School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Graphic Design Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the graphic design degrees they offer, see the list below.
It's difficult to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you wish to pursue a degree in graphic design. UIUC is a very large public university located in the small city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 51 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Columbia College Chicago if you want to pursue a degree in graphic design. Columbia is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the city of Chicago. This college ranks 16th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 69 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat University of Illinois at Chicago if you want to pursue a degree in graphic design. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #192 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIC is a great university overall.
There were about 50 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available.
DePaul University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in graphic design. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #203 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means DePaul is a great university overall.
There were approximately 41 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent data year.
Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Peoria. This university ranks 14th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 13 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at Bradley in the most recent year we have data available.
North Central is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Naperville. This college ranks 25th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 14 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at North Central in the most recent data year.
Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. This university ranks 38th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 9 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at Roosevelt in the most recent year we have data available.
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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).
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Your choice of graphic design school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Graphic Design School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
