A program that prepares individuals to use artistic techniques to develop and execute interpretations of the concepts of authors and designers to specifications. Includes instruction in book illustration, fashion illustration, map illustration, rendering, exhibit preparation, textual layout, cartooning, and the use of various artistic techniques as requested by clients.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 284 | 10% | $57,443 |
| 2 | Fashion Institute of Technology | 185 | 5% | $24,220 |
| 3 | School of Visual Arts | 182 | 16% | $66,768 |
| 4 | Art Center College of Design | 168 | 29% | $47,416 |
| 5 | Academy of Art University | 139 | 6% | $44,226 |
| 6 | Pratt Institute-Main | 105 | 8% | $67,742 |
| 7 | Maryland Institute College of Art | 92 | 15% | $64,910 |
| 8 | Rhode Island School of Design | 80 | 11% | $70,560 |
| 9 | Ringling College of Art and Design | 74 | 27% | $67,554 |
| 10 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 70 | 1% | $32,041 |
| 11 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 65 | 15% | $30,200 |
| 12 | The New School | 61 | 2% | $71,361 |
| 13 | Columbus College of Art and Design | 45 | 19% | $49,834 |
| 14 | California College of the Arts | 44 | 9% | $67,074 |
| 15 | College for Creative Studies | 43 | 15% | $59,610 |
| 16 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 37 | 23% | $52,248 |
| 17 | Ferris State University | 37 | 1% | $23,194 |
| 18 | Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design | 36 | 26% | $20,620 |
| 19 | The University of the Arts | 32 | 8% | $67,741 |
| 20 | Columbia College Chicago | 30 | 2% | $45,644 |
| 21 | Montserrat College of Art | 29 | 34% | $49,000 |
| 22 | Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art | 26 | 27% | $31,114 |
| 23 | Kansas City Art Institute | 25 | 23% | $55,050 |
| 24 | Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design | 24 | 23% | $49,130 |
| 25 | Cleveland Institute of Art | 23 | 20% | $58,880 |
| 26 | Moore College of Art and Design | 22 | 23% | $60,292 |
| 27 | Delaware College of Art and Design | 21 | 36% | $48,380 |
| 28 | Syracuse University | 21 | 0% | $70,636 |
| 29 | Lesley University | 20 | 1% | $49,255 |
| 30 | Pacific Northwest College of Art | 19 | 14% | $55,410 |
| 31 | Laguna College of Art and Design | 18 | 16% | $51,400 |
| 32 | New Hampshire Institute of Art | 18 | 18% | $44,840 |
| 33 | American Academy of Art | 17 | 32% | $35,870 |
| 34 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 16 | 0% | $57,401 |
| 35 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 15 | 1% | $30,275 |
| 36 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 14 | 1% | $23,564 |
| 37 | Memphis College of Art | 12 | 19% | N/A |
| 38 | Art Academy of Cincinnati | 12 | 32% | $47,050 |
| 39 | University of Hartford | 11 | 1% | $56,599 |
| 40 | Maine College of Art | 10 | 7% | $50,690 |
| 41 | Nossi College of Art | 10 | 27% | $18,500 |
| 42 | Brigham Young University-Provo | 10 | 0% | $18,776 |
| 43 | Marywood University | 9 | 1% | $51,960 |
| 44 | The Illinois Institute of Art-Schaumburg | 8 | 6% | N/A |
| 45 | The Art Institute of Atlanta | 8 | 2% | $18,996 |
| 46 | The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago | 8 | 4% | N/A |
| 47 | The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale | 8 | 3% | N/A |
| 48 | St John's University-New York | 8 | 0% | $61,408 |
| 49 | University of New Haven | 8 | 0% | $58,306 |
| 50 | SUNY at Fredonia | 7 | 1% | $23,902 |
| 51 | Luzerne County Community College | 6 | 1% | $7,430 |
| 52 | Sessions College for Professional Design | 6 | 13% | $8,700 |
| 53 | Gemini School of Visual Arts & Communication | 5 | 100% | N/A |
| 54 | Kalamazoo Valley Community College | 5 | 0% | $5,246 |
| 55 | John Brown University | 4 | 1% | $39,802 |
| 56 | Salt Lake Community College | 3 | 0% | $4,743 |
| 57 | Suffolk University | 3 | 0% | $57,871 |
| 58 | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts | 3 | 3% | $61,071 |
| 59 | Collin County Community College District | 3 | 0% | $3,004 |
| 60 | Southwest University of Visual Arts-Albuquerque | 3 | 43% | $23,613 |
| 61 | Webster University | 3 | 0% | $45,762 |
| 62 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 3 | 0% | $21,996 |
| 63 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 2 | 0% | $35,902 |
| 64 | Northeastern University | 2 | 0% | $70,592 |
| 65 | Southwest University of Visual Arts-Tucson | 1 | 10% | $24,069 |
| 66 | Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-Hollywood | 1 | 0% | $20,565 |
| 67 | Arcadia University | 1 | 0% | $59,980 |
| 68 | Watkins College of Art Design & Film | 1 | 2% | $41,950 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Illustration program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.