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Best Schools for Illustration in Maryland
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 illustration degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Illustration
Maryland Institute College Of Art is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in illustration. This mid-sized private not-for-profit university is located in the city of Baltimore. About 72% of students finish within six years. About 129 illustration degrees were awarded at Maryland Institute College Of Art in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, illustration degree recipients from Maryland Institute College Of Art generally make around $48,637. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school 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.
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