2025 Best Illustration Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

a bachelor's degree in illustration is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #153 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Illustration Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 347 bachelor's degrees in illustration during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Illustration School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The illustration bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality illustration program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

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 many resources a school devotes to illustration students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of illustration 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 illustration related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Illustration Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Illustration in the Far Western US Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in illustration.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Illustration

1

Art Center College of Design
Pasadena, CA

187 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Art Center College of Design if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in illustration. Located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena, Art Center College of Design is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in illustration from Art Center College of Design

2

California College of the Arts
San Francisco, CA

32 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat California College of the Arts if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in illustration. California College of the Arts is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of San Francisco.More information about a bachelor’s in illustration from California College of the Arts

3

Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

32 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Academy of Art University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in illustration. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in illustration from Academy of Art University

4

Laguna College of Art and Design
Laguna Beach, CA

40 Annual Graduates

Laguna College of Art and Design is a wonderful option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in illustration. Located in the rural area of Laguna Beach, LCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in illustration from Laguna College of Art and Design

5

Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, WA

9 Annual Graduates

SPU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Seattle.More information about a bachelor’s in illustration from Seattle Pacific University

6

George Fox University
Newberg, OR

9 Annual Graduates

Located in the fringe town of Newberg, GFU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in illustration from George Fox University

7

Pacific Northwest College of Art
Portland, OR

33 Annual Graduates

Pacific Northwest College of Art is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Portland.More information about a bachelor’s in illustration from Pacific Northwest College of Art

Best Illustration Colleges by State

Explore the best illustration colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	643	258
Washington	521	0
Oregon	343	31

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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 Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Graphic Design	733
Visual Communications	715
Other Design & Applied Arts	408
Game & Interactive Media Design	298
Interior Design	272
Industrial Design	203
Fashion Design	84
Commercial & Advertising Art	42

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.