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Major Overview for Illustration

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Overview for Illustration

A program that prepares individuals to use artistic techniques to develop and execute interpretations of the concepts of authors and designers to specifications. Includes instruction in book illustration, fashion illustration, map illustration, rendering, exhibit preparation, textual layout, cartooning, and the use of various artistic techniques as requested by clients.

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Colleges Offering a Major in Illustration

Top 37 U.S. Colleges with the most degrees awarded of Illustration among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, GA
128
(10.6%)
Moderately Selective$36,710
Art Center College of Design
Pasadena, CA
94
(25.6%)
Minimally Selective$34,312
Ringling School of Art and Design
Sarasota, FL
71
(35.5%)
Moderately Selective$40,232
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI
65
(14.6%)
Highly Selective$45,453
Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA
58
(8.8%)
Open Admissions$28,566
Columbus College of Art and Design
Columbus, OH
45
(17.2%)
Moderately Selective$32,062
Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, NY
44
(4.1%)
Highly Selective$15,427
The New School
New York, NY
43
(4.2%)
Moderately Selective$45,428
The University of the Arts
Philadelphia, PA
40
(10.0%)
Highly Selective$38,781
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
38
(1.1%)
Moderately Selective$16,598
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.