Illustration

Liberal Arts • Visual And Performing Arts

What is it about?

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.

Numbers at a glance

146th
Popular nationwide
220
Search Rank on O's List
44
Colleges offer it
1,689
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
380
Women
1,309

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O's Insights on Illustration

  • Major has been stable in popularity over the last 5 years after increasing prior to that.
  • 16% of graduates come from public universities.

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