Graphic Design Schools

A reference list of leading graphic-design programs in the United States, for anyone considering formal study in visual design, branding, or illustration.

• Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) — Providence, Rhode Island
• Parsons School of Design — Manhattan, New York
• The Pratt Institute — Brooklyn, New York
• Art Center College of Design — Pasadena, California
• Carnegie Mellon School of Design — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• School of Visual Arts — Manhattan, New York
• Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) — Savannah, Georgia
• Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) — Baltimore, Maryland
• California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) — Valencia, Santa Clarita, California
• Otis College of Art and Design — Los Angeles, California
• University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning — Cincinnati, Ohio
• California College of the Arts (CCA) — Oakland, California
• Yale University School of Art — New Haven, Connecticut
• College for Creative Studies — Detroit, Michigan
• School of the Art Institute at Chicago (SAIC) — Chicago, Illinois
• Ringling College of Art and Design — Sarasota, Florida
• University of the Arts (UArts) — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Academy of Art University — San Francisco, California
• Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) — Rochester, New York