2022 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Illustration in California

An associate degree in illustration is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #285 out of 969 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the most popular for illustration students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 12 associate degrees in illustration to qualified students.

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for illustration.

Most Popular Schools for Associate Students to Study Illustration in California

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in illustration.

Most Well Attended Schools for Illustration Students Working on Their Associate

1

Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA

11 Annual Associate Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Academy of Art University if you wish to pursue an associate degree in illustration. Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for associate degrees in illustration in California. More information about a associate in illustration from Academy of Art University

2

San Diego City College
San Diego, CA

1 Annual Associate Degrees

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

San Diego City College is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in illustration. San Diego City College is a large public college located in the city of San Diego. More information about a associate in illustration from San Diego City College

Best Illustration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Illustration Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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Illustration Related Rankings by Major

One of 9 majors within the Design & Applied Arts area of study, Illustration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Illustration

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Graphic Design	518
Fashion Design	282
Interior Design	224
Visual Communications	105
Game & Interactive Media Design	44
Commercial & Advertising Art	38

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.