by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Illustration Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,538 people earned their degree in illustration, making the major the 249th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 278 illustration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 262 illustration graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Illustration Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in illustration. To top this list, a school must have a successful illustration program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree illustration students.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Illustration Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design landed the #1 spot on the list. MIAD is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College for Creative Studies. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Illustration Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. CCS is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 49 bachelors’s illustration degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Illustration Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbus College of Art and Design landed the #3 spot on the list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s illustration degrees to 46 students 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia College Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Illustration Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Columbia College Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Illustration Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Ferris State University is a public institution located in Big Rapids, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Cleveland Institute of Art ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Illustration Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 17 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
American Academy of Art landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Illustration Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. American Academy of Art is a small private for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 13 bachelors’s illustration degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #8, Art Academy of Cincinnati did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Illustration Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Art Academy of Cincinnati is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 10 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.
Grace College and Theological Seminary came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Illustration Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Grace College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winona Lake, Indiana. It awarded 4 bachelors’s illustration degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Concordia University, Wisconsin ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Illustration Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Mequon, Wisconsin, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s illustration students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Illustration Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s illustration degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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