Illustration

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.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 68 institutions across the United States, with a total of 9002 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

54

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

242

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

2,524

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

1

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

168

degrees awarded

Other Awards

6,013

awards given

Top Schools for Illustration

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, GA
1,302
2 School of Visual Arts
New York, NY
780
3 Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, NY
666
4 Art Center College of Design
Pasadena, CA
561
5 Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
393
6 Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore, MD
357
7 Ringling College of Art and Design
Sarasota, FL
330
8 Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Boston, MA
273
9 Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI
273
10 The New School
New York, NY
267
11 Pratt Institute-Main
Brooklyn, NY
255
12 Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
Lakewood, CO
237
13 Columbus College of Art & Design
Columbus, OH
231
14 Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
Milwaukee, WI
225
15 Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA
216
16 Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL
141
17 Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Minneapolis, MN
135
18 College for Creative Studies
Detroit, MI
132
19 Laguna College of Art and Design
Laguna Beach, CA
120
20 Pacific Northwest College of Art
Portland, OR
99
21 Sessions College for Professional Design
Tempe, AZ
97
22 Collin County Community College District
McKinney, TX
96
23 Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY
96
24 California College of the Arts
San Francisco, CA
96
25 Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City, MO
93
26 Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI
90
27 University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT
90
28 Cleveland Institute of Art
Cleveland, OH
87
29 Lesley University
Cambridge, MA
81
30 SUNY at Fredonia
Fredonia, NY
72
31 Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
Lancaster, PA
69
32 Moore College of Art and Design
Philadelphia, PA
66
33 Montserrat College of Art
Beverly, MA
63
34 Maine College of Art & Design
Portland, ME
63
35 New England College
Henniker, NH
57
36 University of the Arts
Philadelphia, PA
57
37 American Academy of Art College
Chicago, IL
51
38 Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
48
39 Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
45
40 Nossi College of Art and Design
Nashville, TN
42
41 Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City, UT
39
42 University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, MA
39
43 John Brown University
Siloam Springs, AR
39
44 Mohawk Valley Community College
Utica, NY
33
45 Art Academy of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
30
46 Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Kirkland, WA
30
47 Central Oregon Community College
Bend, OR
28
48 George Fox University
Newberg, OR
27
49 Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, WA
27
50 Webster University
Saint Louis, MO
24
51 Delaware College of Art and Design
Wilmington, DE
24
52 Mesa Community College
Mesa, AZ
24
53 Cuyahoga Community College District
Cleveland, OH
21
54 Arcadia University
Glenside, PA
21
55 Marywood University
Scranton, PA
21
56 St. John's University-New York
Queens, NY
18
57 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Philadelphia, PA
18
58 Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Kalamazoo, MI
15
59 Minnesota State University Moorhead
Moorhead, MN
12
60 Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA
12
61 University of New Haven
West Haven, CT
12
62 California Baptist University
Riverside, CA
9
63 Phoenix College
Phoenix, AZ
6
64 Connecticut State Community College
Hartford, CT
6
65 Cornish College of the Arts
Seattle, WA
6
66 Chandler-Gilbert Community College
Chandler, AZ
3
67 Grace College and Theological Seminary
Winona Lake, IN
3
68 Belmont University
Nashville, TN
3