If you pursue a degree in graphic design, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #107 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for graphic design students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 152 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. We derive our Best Overall Graphic Design School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Graphic Design Schools in New Jersey ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of graphic design degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Montclair State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in graphic design. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #290 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Montclair State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 25 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at Montclair State in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat County College of Morris if you want to pursue a degree in graphic design. County College of Morris is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Randolph. A Best Colleges rank of #988 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means County College of Morris is a great college overall.
There were approximately 18 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at County College of Morris in the most recent year we have data available.
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Any student pursuing a degree in graphic design needs to check out Rider University. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #323 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Rider is a great university overall.
There were about 9 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at Rider in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in graphic design has to check out Berkeley College - Woodland Park. Located in the large suburb of Woodland Park, Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a private for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 32nd out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were roughly 23 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at Berkeley College - Woodland Park in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the rural area of Newton, Sussex County Community College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 41st out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were about 13 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at Sussex County Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Madison, FDU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 44th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 14 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at FDU 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. We derive our Best Overall Graphic Design School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
