2024 Best Graphic Design Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

If you plan on getting your master's degree in graphic design, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #363 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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for graphic design students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 22 master's degrees in graphic design to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to graphic design students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of graphic design students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized graphic design related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for graphic design students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Graphic Design Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Graphic Design in the Great Lakes Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for graphic design students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Graphic Design

1

University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

University of Illinois at Chicago is a good choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in graphic design. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in graphic design from University of Illinois at Chicago

2

Cranbrook Academy of Art
Bloomfield Hills, MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Cranbrook Academy of Art if you want to pursue a master's degree in graphic design. Carnbrook Academy is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bloomfield Hills.More information about a master’s in graphic design from Cranbrook Academy of Art

Best Graphic Design Colleges by State

Explore the best graphic design colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	553	11
Ohio	494	1
Michigan	476	10

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Graphic Design Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Visual Communications	69
Other Design & Applied Arts	54
Commercial Photography	21
Fashion Design	15
Industrial Design	11
Commercial & Advertising Art	9
Interior Design	7
Game & Interactive Media Design	7

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.