2026 Best Medical Illustration/Medical Illustrator Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Medical Illustration/Medical Illustrator programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools to find the best for medical illustration/medical illustrator students.

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• Best Medical Illustration/Medical Illustrator Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Best Schools for Medical Illustration/Medical Illustrator in the Great Lakes Region

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the medical illustration/medical illustrator degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Medical Illustration/Medical Illustrator

1

University Of Illinois At Chicago
Chicago, IL

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Medical Illustration/Medical Illustrator Degrees Awarded

$70,374 Median Starting Salary

University Of Illinois At Chicago tops our 2026 ranking of the best medical illustration/medical illustrator schools. Set in the city of Chicago, University Of Illinois At Chicago is a very large public institution. About 62% of students finish within six years. There were roughly 26 medical illustration/medical illustrator students who graduated with this degree at University Of Illinois At Chicago in the most recent data year. Graduates of the medical illustration/medical illustrator program make about $70,374 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $20,115 to complete this degree. Read more about the medical illustration/medical illustrator program at University Of Illinois At Chicago

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Cleveland Institute Of Art
Cleveland, OH

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Medical Illustration/Medical Illustrator Degrees Awarded

$20,535 Median Starting Salary

Students looking for a strong medical illustration/medical illustrator program will find one at Cleveland Institute Of Art, which ranked #2. Cleveland Institute Of Art is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland. The six-year graduation rate is 58%. Cleveland Institute Of Art awarded about 11 medical illustration/medical illustrator degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their medical illustration/medical illustrator degree from Cleveland Institute Of Art earn around $20,535 in the first couple years of their career. Cleveland Institute Of Art graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans. More information about a degree in medical illustration/medical illustrator from Cleveland Institute Of Art

Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 schools evaluated.

• 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 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.