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2025 Best Medical Illustration & Informatics Schools

53 Colleges in the United States
2,163 Medical Illustration Degrees Awarded
$82,140 Avg Early-Career Salary
Medical Illustration & Informatics is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #193 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 53 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for medical illustration & informatics students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 2,163 degrees in medical illustration & informatics to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Medical Illustration & Informatics School

Best Medical Illustration & Informatics Schools The medical illustration program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Medical Illustration & Informatics rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for medical illustration & informatics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Medical Illustration & Informatics Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Medical Illustration
Bachelor's Degrees in Medical Illustration
Master's Degrees in Medical Illustration
Doctor's Degrees in Medical Illustration

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Medical Illustration & Informatics Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Medical Illustration & Informatics in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of medical illustration degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

10 Top Schools in Medical Illustration

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Duke University
Durham, NC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
40 Medical Illustration Degrees Awarded
7.5% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in medical illustration & informatics has to look into Duke University. Duke is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were approximately 40 medical illustration & informatics students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year. Medical Illustration & Informatics degree recipients from Duke University earn a boost of about $42,346 above the typical earnings of medical illustration & informatics majors.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$112,816 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in medical illustration & informatics has to take a look at Northwestern University. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were approximately 21 medical illustration & informatics students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year. Medical Illustration & Informatics degree recipients from Northwestern University get an earnings boost of approximately $30,676 over the average earnings of medical illustration & informatics majors.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
73 Medical Illustration Degrees Awarded
26.0% Growth in Graduates

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in medical illustration & informatics. Located in the city of Houston, UTHealth is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

There were approximately 73 medical illustration & informatics students who graduated with this degree at UTHealth in the most recent year we have data available. Medical Illustration & Informatics degree recipients from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston earn a boost of around $15,033 over the average earnings of medical illustration & informatics majors.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
35 Medical Illustration Degrees Awarded
$85,811 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in medical illustration & informatics needs to check out University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were about 35 medical illustration & informatics students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the medical illustration & informatics major at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor earn $3,671 above the standard graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$52,611 Median Starting Salary

Temple is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia. This university ranks 8th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 29 medical illustration & informatics students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, medical illustration degree recipients typically earn around $52,611 at the beginning of their careers.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
52 Medical Illustration Degrees Awarded
96.2% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.

There were about 52 medical illustration & informatics students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the medical illustration program earn around $67,211 in their early career salary.

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Boston University
Boston, MA
Undergraduate Certificate Highest Degree Type

Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.More information about a degree in medical illustration & informatics from Boston University

8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NC
11.1% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.

There were roughly 27 medical illustration & informatics students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year.

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Tufts University
Medford, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MA
56.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #39 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.

There were about 16 medical illustration & informatics students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent data year.

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Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 9th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.More information about a degree in medical illustration & informatics from Saint Joseph’s University

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Medical Illustration & Informatics Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock, TX
12 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
13 Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR
14 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
15 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
16 University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO
17 Adelphi University Garden City, NY

Medical Illustration & Informatics by Region

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Medical Illustration & Informatics is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Medical Illustration Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Medical Informatics 2,076
Medical Illustration/Medical Illustrator 83
Other Medical Illustration and Informatics 4

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 319,502
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health Professions 83,905
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Public Health 41,651
Health Sciences & Services 36,762
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 30,594
Mental & Social Health Services 30,331
Medicine 29,089

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