2024 Best Illustration Schools in Oregon

If you plan on majoring in illustration, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #249 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Oregon to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of illustration. Combined, these schools handed out 31 degrees in illustration to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Illustration Schools List

Pick Your Illustration Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Illustration Schools in Oregon ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Illustration in Oregon

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 illustration degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Oregon Schools in Illustration

1

George Fox University
Newberg, OR

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

George Fox University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in illustration. GFU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Newberg.More information about a degree in illustration from George Fox University

2

Pacific Northwest College of Art
Portland, OR

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

22.2% Growth in Graduates

Pacific Northwest College of Art is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in illustration. Located in the large city of Portland, Pacific Northwest College of Art is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a degree in illustration from Pacific Northwest College of Art

Best Illustration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Illustration Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	999	314
Washington	831	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Illustration

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

Majors Similar to Illustration

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Graphic Design	151
Interior Design	145
Visual Communications	108
Commercial & Advertising Art	65
Other Design & Applied Arts	65
Commercial Photography	14
Game & Interactive Media Design	9
Industrial Design	7

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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.