Best Art and Design colleges in Illinois

Best Art and Design colleges in Illinois for 2026

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Northwestern University offers 55 Art and Design degree programs. It's a very large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a small city. In 2024, 469 Art and Design students graduated with students earning 238 Master's degrees, 208 Bachelor's degrees, and 23 Doctoral degrees.

Columbia College Chicago offers 43 Art and Design degree programs. It's a medium sized, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2024, 906 Art and Design students graduated with students earning 826 Bachelor's degrees, 75 Master's degrees, and 5 Certificates.

School of the Art Institute of Chicago offers 9 Art and Design degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2024, 922 Art and Design students graduated with students earning 701 Bachelor's degrees, 201 Master's degrees, and 20 Certificates.

Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL

Roosevelt University offers 35 Art and Design degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2024, 162 Art and Design students graduated with students earning 83 Master's degrees, 73 Bachelor's degrees, and 6 Certificates.

DePaul University
Chicago, IL

DePaul University offers 29 Art and Design degree programs. It's a very large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2024, 549 Art and Design students graduated with students earning 436 Bachelor's degrees, 103 Master's degrees, and 10 Certificates.

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign offers 21 Art and Design degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a small city. In 2024, 291 Art and Design students graduated with students earning 190 Bachelor's degrees, 63 Master's degrees, 35 Doctoral degrees, and 3 Certificates.

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
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University of Chicago offers 13 Art and Design degree programs. It's a large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2024, 67 Art and Design students graduated with students earning 54 Bachelor's degrees, 10 Doctoral degrees, and 3 Master's degrees.

University of Illinois Chicago offers 17 Art and Design degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large city. In 2024, 120 Art and Design students graduated with students earning 104 Bachelor's degrees, and 16 Master's degrees.

Northern Illinois University offers 9 Art and Design degree programs. It's a large, public, four-year university in a small suburb. In 2024, 148 Art and Design students graduated with students earning 100 Bachelor's degrees, 45 Master's degrees, and 3 Certificates.

College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL

College of DuPage offers 12 Art and Design degree programs. It's a very large, public, two-year college in a large suburb. In 2024, 72 Art and Design students graduated with students earning 45 Certificates, and 27 Associate's degrees.

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List of all Art and Design colleges in Illinois

School Average Tuition Student Teacher Ratio Enrolled Students
Northwestern University Logo Northwestern University Evanston, IL
5/5
15 : 1 23,856
Columbia College Chicago Logo Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL
5/5
25 : 1 5,570
School of the Art Institute of Chicago Logo School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL
5/5
23 : 1 3,394
Roosevelt University Logo Roosevelt University Chicago, IL
4/5
26 : 1 4,281
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Logo University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
4/5
23 : 1 59,238