2025 Best Illustration Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Illustration is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #153 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for illustration students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 76 bachelor's degrees in illustration to qualified students.

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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 full 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

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

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Illustration in the Plains States Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for illustration students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Illustration

1

Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Minneapolis, MN

45 Annual Graduates

Minneapolis College of Art and Design is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in illustration. MCAD is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Minneapolis.More information about a bachelor’s in illustration from Minneapolis College of Art and Design

2

Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City, MO

31 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Kansas City Art Institute if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in illustration. Located in the city of Kansas City, Kansas City Art Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in illustration from Kansas City Art Institute

Best Illustration Colleges by State

Explore the best illustration colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	475	32
Minnesota	446	50

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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.

Majors Similar to Illustration

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Graphic Design	575
Interior Design	244
Visual Communications	225
Commercial & Advertising Art	125
Industrial Design	94
Game & Interactive Media Design	47
Fashion Design	24

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.