2025 Best Illustration Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you plan on getting your associate degree in illustration, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #255 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of illustration. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 157 associate degrees in illustration during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Illustration School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of illustration for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality illustration 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

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. 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 many resources a school devotes to illustration students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other illustration students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• 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 illustration related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for illustration students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Illustration Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Illustration in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for an Associate in Illustration

1

Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

118 Annual Graduates

Fashion Institute of Technology is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in illustration. Located in the large city of New York, FIT SUNY is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in illustration from Fashion Institute of Technology

2

Pratt Institute - Main
Brooklyn, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

20 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in illustration needs to take a look at Pratt Institute - Main. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Pratt Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in illustration from Pratt Institute - Main

3

Mohawk Valley Community College
Utica, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Mohawk Valley Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in illustration. Located in the small city of Utica, MVCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in illustration from Mohawk Valley Community College

Best Illustration Colleges by State

Explore the best illustration colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	429	167
Pennsylvania	379	5
Delaware	96	12

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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
Fashion Design	470
Commercial & Advertising Art	432
Graphic Design	320
Interior Design	225
Visual Communications	113
Game & Interactive Media Design	79
Commercial Photography	73
Industrial Design	9

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.