Graphic Design is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #107 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for graphic design students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 381 degrees in graphic design to qualified students.
Your choice of graphic design school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Graphic Design School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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.
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 Schools in Michigan.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the graphic design degrees they offer, see the list below.
It's hard to beat Michigan State University if you wish to pursue a degree in graphic design. Michigan State is a very large public university located in the city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 38 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in graphic design needs to check out Ferris State University. Ferris is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Big Rapids. This university ranks 13th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 43 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at Ferris in the most recent year we have data available.
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It's difficult to beat Western Michigan University if you wish to pursue a degree in graphic design. WMU is a large public university located in the city of Kalamazoo. A Best Colleges rank of #322 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WMU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 20 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in graphic design has to look into Central Michigan University. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #346 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Central Michigan is a great university overall.
There were about 20 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at Central Michigan in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 61 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at Oakland in the most recent year we have data available.
Saginaw Valley State University is a medium-sized public university located in the medium-sized suburb of University Center. This university ranks 28th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 32 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at Saginaw Valley State University in the most recent year we have data available.
Henry Ford College is a large public college located in the midsize city of Dearborn. This college ranks 33rd out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 10 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at Henry Ford College in the most recent data year.
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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).
Your choice of graphic design school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Graphic Design School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
