2025 Best Graphic Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois
8
Colleges in Illinois
328
Bachelor's Degrees
If you pursue a bachelor's degree in
graphic design, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #84 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for graphic design students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 328 bachelor's degrees in graphic design to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Graphic Design School for Your Bachelor's Degree
Your choice of graphic design for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality graphic design program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on graphic design students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of graphic design students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized graphic design related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for graphic design students working on their bachelor's degree.
More Ways to Rank Graphic Design Schools
The graphic design school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Graphic Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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