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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Illustration Major

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Illustration Major

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Illustration Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 2,538 people earned their degree in illustration, making the major the 249th most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,034 illustration graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Illustration Major” ranking looked at 57 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in illustration. That schools that top this list have a program in illustration in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Illustration Major

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Illustration Major”.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Illustration

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American Academy of Art
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Academy of Art. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Illustration Major list. American Academy of Art is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 13 bachelors’s illustration degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Illustration at American Academy of Art

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania College of Art and Design. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Illustration Major list. Pennsylvania College of Art and Design is a small school located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania that handed out 22 bachelors’s illustration degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Illustration Report

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Art Academy of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Art Academy of Cincinnati. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Illustration Major. Art Academy of Cincinnati is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s illustration degrees to qualified students.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Illustration at AAC

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Out of the 57 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Illustration Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design landed the #4 spot on the list. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s illustration degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.

Full MIAD Illustration Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ringling College of Art and Design. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Illustration Major list. Ringling College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sarasota, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 90 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Illustration at Ringling College of Art and Design

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Art Center College of Design
Pasadena, California

With a ranking of #6, Art Center College of Design did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Illustration Major list. Art Center College of Design is a small school located in Pasadena, California that handed out 170 bachelors’s illustration degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Illustration at Art Center College of Design

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Minneapolis College of Art and Design landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Illustration Major ranking. MCAD is a small school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 50 bachelors’s illustration degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Illustration at MCAD

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Montserrat College of Art
Beverly, Massachusetts

Montserrat College of Art landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Illustration Major ranking. This small school is located in Beverly, Massachusetts, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s illustration degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Montserrat College of Art Illustration Report

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Nossi College of Art
Madison, Tennessee

Nossi College of Art came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Illustration Major ranking. Nossi College of Art is located in Madison, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s illustration degrees to qualified students.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Illustration at Nossi College of Art

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Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Illustration Major list. This small school is located in Lakewood, Colorado, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s illustration degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full RMCAD Illustration Report

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Pacific Northwest College of Art ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Illustration Major list. This small school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s illustration degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Pacific Northwest College of Art Illustration Report

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Columbus College of Art and Design landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Illustration Major ranking. CCAD is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full CCAD Illustration Report

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College for Creative Studies ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Illustration Major list. College for Creative Studies is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s illustration degrees to qualified students.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Illustration at College for Creative Studies

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Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City Art Institute came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Illustration Major ranking. Kansas City Art Institute is a small school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 32 bachelors’s illustration degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Kansas City Art Institute Illustration Report

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School of Visual Arts
New York, New York

With a ranking of #15, School of Visual Arts did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Illustration Major list. School of Visual Arts is a private for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 166 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full SVA Illustration Report

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Laguna College of Art and Design
Laguna Beach, California

Laguna College of Art and Design ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Illustration Major list. LCAD is a private not-for-profit institution located in Laguna Beach, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Illustration at Laguna College of Art and Design

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Moore College of Art and Design
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Moore College of Art and Design ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Illustration Major list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s illustration students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Moore College of Art and Design Illustration Report

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With a ranking of #18, Massachusetts College of Art and Design did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Illustration Major list. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 74 bachelors’s illustration degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Massachusetts College of Art and Design Illustration Report

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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Illustration Major ranking. PAFA is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s illustration degrees to qualified students.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Illustration at PAFA

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Maryland Institute College of Art did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Illustration Major ranking, coming in at #20. Maryland Institute College of Art is a small school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 75 bachelors’s illustration degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Illustration at Maryland Institute College of Art

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Cleveland Institute of Art landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Illustration Major ranking. Cleveland Institute of Art is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 17 bachelors’s illustration degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Illustration at Cleveland Institute of Art

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Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, Rhode Island

Rhode Island School of Design did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Illustration Major ranking, coming in at #22. Rhode Island School of Design is a small school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 73 bachelors’s illustration degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full RISD Illustration Report

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Savannah College of Art and Design landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Illustration Major ranking. Savannah College of Art and Design is a fairly large school located in Savannah, Georgia that handed out 277 bachelors’s illustration degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Illustration at Savannah College of Art and Design

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Maine College of Art
Portland, Maine

Maine College of Art did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Illustration Major ranking, coming in at #24. Maine College of Art is located in Portland, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s illustration degrees to qualified students.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Illustration at Maine College of Art

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California College of the Arts
San Francisco, California

California College of the Arts did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Illustration Major ranking, coming in at #25. Located in San Francisco, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 26 degrees to qualified bachelors’s illustration students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Illustration at California College of the Arts

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