2025 Best Illustration Schools in Michigan

A degree in illustration is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #249 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Illustration Schools in Michigan ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 84 degrees in illustration annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Illustration Schools List

Pick Your Illustration Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Illustration Schools in Michigan ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Illustration in Michigan

The schools below may not offer all types of illustration degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Michigan Schools in Illustration

1

College for Creative Studies
Detroit, MI

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

53 Illustration Degrees Awarded

7.5% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in illustration has to take a look at College for Creative Studies. CCS is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Detroit.More information about a degree in illustration from College for Creative Studies

2

Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Ferris State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in illustration. Ferris is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Big Rapids.More information about a degree in illustration from Ferris State University

Best Illustration Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Illustration Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	939	80
Illinois	870	52
Indiana	737	4
Wisconsin	672	51

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Rankings in Majors Related to Illustration

Illustration is one of 9 different types of Design & Applied Arts programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Illustration

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Graphic Design	381
Interior Design	136
Commercial & Advertising Art	114
Game & Interactive Media Design	114
Industrial Design	61
Fashion Design	40
Visual Communications	33
Other Design & Applied Arts	16
Commercial Photography	1

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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.