2025 Best Illustration Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England 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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for illustration students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 313 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

The illustration 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 Illustration Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region.

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 New England Region

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

Top New England Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Illustration

1

Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Boston, MA

91 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Massachusetts College of Art and Design if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in illustration. Located in the city of Boston, Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a public college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in illustration from Massachusetts College of Art and Design

2

Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI

91 Annual Graduates

Rhode Island School of Design is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in illustration. RISD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.More information about a bachelor’s in illustration from Rhode Island School of Design

3

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, MA

13 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in illustration. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth.More information about a bachelor’s in illustration from University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

4

Lesley University
Cambridge, MA

Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in illustration needs to check out Lesley University. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Lesley is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in illustration from Lesley University

5

University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford.More information about a bachelor’s in illustration from University of Hartford

6

Montserrat College of Art
Beverly, MA

21 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Beverly, Montserrat College of Art is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in illustration from Montserrat College of Art

7

New England College
Henniker, NH

19 Annual Graduates

Located in the rural area of Henniker, NEC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in illustration from New England College

8

Maine College of Art
Portland, ME

21 Annual Graduates

Maine 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 Maine College of Art

Best Illustration Colleges by State

Explore the best illustration colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	581	137
Connecticut	341	28
Rhode Island	307	73
Maine	281	8
New Hampshire	276	18

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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	1,045
Game & Interactive Media Design	121
Interior Design	63
Industrial Design	59
Visual Communications	49
Fashion Design	46
Commercial & Advertising Art	39
Other Design & Applied Arts	29

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.