by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Illustration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 64 degrees in illustration to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
BA in Graphic Design & Media Arts
Translate your creative ideas through concept, design and digital media with a bachelor's in graphic design online from Southern New Hampshire University.
The illustration program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Illustration rankings. We derive our Best Overall Illustration School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region. 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.
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
BA in Graphic Design & Media Arts
Translate your creative ideas through concept, design and digital media with a bachelor's in graphic design online from Southern New Hampshire University.
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.
Any student pursuing a degree in illustration needs to check out Brigham Young University - Provo. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.
There were roughly 20 illustration students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in illustration from Brigham Young University - Provo
Every student who is interested in illustration needs to check out Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. RMCAD is a small private for-profit college located in the suburb of Lakewood.
There were about 35 illustration students who graduated with this degree at RMCAD in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in illustration from Rocky Mountain College of Art and DesignTranslate your creative ideas through concept, design and digital media with a bachelor's in graphic design online from Southern New Hampshire University.
More information about a degree in BA in Graphic Design & Media Arts from Southern New Hampshire University
Salt Lake Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in illustration. Salt Lake Community College is a very large public college located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.
There were approximately 9 illustration students who graduated with this degree at Salt Lake Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in illustration from Salt Lake Community CollegeExplore the best illustration schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .
Illustration is one of 9 different types of Design & Applied Arts programs to choose from.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Visual Communications | 556 |
| Interior Design | 236 |
| Graphic Design | 192 |
| Game & Interactive Media Design | 113 |
| Industrial Design | 83 |
| Commercial Photography | 47 |
| Commercial & Advertising Art | 39 |
| Other Design & Applied Arts | 17 |
| Fashion Design | 9 |
More about our data sources and methodologies.
