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Painting, Drawing and Illustration Schools in the Midwest

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Our 2024 rankings contain 36 schools offering painting, drawing and illustration majors in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin.

Our team ranks Washington University in St Louis (Saint Louis, MO), University of Michigan Ann Arbor, and University of Illinois Urbana Champaign the top three painting and drawing schools in the Midwest.

See the best 36 painting and drawing colleges in the Midwest below or narrow your search by program, state, or city in the Midwest.

Top 36 painting & drawing schools in the Midwest:

Washington University in St Louis - Art School Ranking
1. Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, MO, 1 painting & drawing program

University of Michigan Ann Arbor - Art School Ranking
2. University of Michigan Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI, 2 painting & drawing programs

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign - Art School Ranking
3. University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

Champaign, IL, 1 painting & drawing program

College For Creative Studies - Art School Ranking
4. College for Creative Studies

Detroit, MI, 1 painting & drawing program

Oakland University - Art School Ranking
5. Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI, 2 painting & drawing programs

Ferris State University - Art School Ranking
6. Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI, 3 painting & drawing programs

Ohio University - Art School Ranking
7. Ohio University

Athens, OH, 1 painting & drawing program

Kent State University at Kent - Art School Ranking
8. Kent State University

Kent, OH, 2 painting & drawing programs

Drake University - Art School Ranking
9. Drake University

Des Moines, IA, 2 painting & drawing programs

Bradley University - Art School Ranking
10. Bradley University

Peoria, IL, 2 painting & drawing programs

Minneapolis College of Art and Design - Art School Ranking
11. Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Minneapolis, MN, 2 painting & drawing programs

Wichita State University - Art School Ranking
12. Wichita State University

Wichita, KS, 1 painting & drawing program

Columbia College Chicago - Art School Ranking
13. Columbia College Chicago

Chicago, IL, 1 painting & drawing program

University of Evansville - Art School Ranking
14. University of Evansville

Evansville, IN, 1 painting & drawing program

Lewis University - Art School Ranking
15. Lewis University

Romeoville, IL, 2 painting & drawing programs

Cranbrook Academy of Art - Art School Ranking
16. Cranbrook Academy of Art

Bloomfield Hills, MI, 1 painting & drawing program

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design - Art School Ranking
17. Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design

Milwaukee, WI, 2 painting & drawing programs

Columbus College of Art and Design - Art School Ranking
18. Columbus College of Art and Design

Columbus, OH, 1 painting & drawing program

Kansas City Art Institute - Art School Ranking
19. Kansas City Art Institute

Kansas City, MO, 2 painting & drawing programs

Saint Ambrose University - Art School Ranking
20. Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA, 2 painting & drawing programs

Cleveland Institute of Art - Art School Ranking
21. Cleveland Institute of Art

Cleveland, OH, 4 painting & drawing programs

Aquinas College - Art School Ranking
22. Aquinas College

Grand Rapids, MI, 2 painting & drawing programs

Columbia College - Art School Ranking
23. Columbia College

Columbia, MO, 1 painting & drawing program

Indiana Wesleyan University Marion - Art School Ranking
24. Indiana Wesleyan University Marion

Marion, IN, 3 painting & drawing programs

College of the Ozarks - Art School Ranking
25. College of the Ozarks

Point Lookout, MO, 2 painting & drawing programs

Art Academy of Cincinnati - Art School Ranking
26. Art Academy of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH, 2 painting & drawing programs

American Academy of Art College - Art School Ranking
27. American Academy of Art College

Chicago, IL, 3 painting & drawing programs

Henry Ford College - Art School Ranking
28. Henry Ford College

Dearborn, MI, 1 painting & drawing program

Concordia University Wisconsin - Art School Ranking
29. Concordia University Wisconsin

Mequon, WI, 1 painting & drawing program

Grace College and Theological Seminary - Art School Ranking
30. Grace College and Theological Seminary

Winona Lake, IN, 2 painting & drawing programs

Franklin College - Art School Ranking
31. Franklin College

Franklin, IN, 1 painting & drawing program

Tabor College - Art School Ranking
32. Tabor College

Hillsboro, KS, 1 painting & drawing program

Shawnee State University - Art School Ranking
33. Shawnee State University

Portsmouth, OH, 2 painting & drawing programs

Lakeland Community College - Art School Ranking
34. Lakeland Community College

Kirtland, OH, 1 painting & drawing program

Kalamazoo Valley Community College - Art School Ranking
35. Kalamazoo Valley Community College

Kalamazoo, MI, 2 painting & drawing programs

Cuyahoga Community College District - Art School Ranking
36. Cuyahoga Community College District

Cleveland, OH, 1 painting & drawing program

Painting, drawing & illustration schools in the Midwest by state:

Schools by State5 Painting and Drawing Schools in Illinois4 Painting and Drawing Schools in Indiana2 Painting and Drawing Schools in Iowa2 Painting and Drawing Schools in Kansas8 Painting and Drawing Schools in Michigan1 Painting and Drawing Schools in Minnesota4 Painting and Drawing Schools in Missouri8 Painting and Drawing Schools in Ohio2 Painting and Drawing Schools in Wisconsin


Painting & drawing schools in other regions:

Northeast: 44 schools
Northwest: 10 schools
South: 27 schools
Southeast: 18 schools
West: 50 schools

Popular art school cities in the Midwest:

in Illinois:
Carbondale: 1 school
Champaign: 2 schools
Charleston: 1 school
Chicago: 17 schools
Decatur: 2 schools
Dekalb: 1 school
Elmhurst: 1 school
Evanston: 1 school
Glen Ellyn: 1 school
Normal: 1 school
Peoria: 1 school
in Indiana:
Bloomington: 1 school
Evansville: 2 schools
Fort Wayne: 2 schools
Indianapolis: 6 schools
Muncie: 1 school
Notre Dame: 3 schools
West Lafayette: 2 schools
in Iowa:
Ames: 1 school
Cedar Falls: 1 school
Iowa City: 1 school
in Kansas:
Lawrence: 2 schools
Manhattan: 1 school
Overland Park: 1 school
Wichita: 4 schools
in Michigan:
Allendale: 1 school
Ann Arbor: 3 schools
Bay City: 2 schools
Big Rapids: 1 school
Detroit: 4 schools
East Lansing: 1 school
Grand Rapids: 4 schools
Kalamazoo: 3 schools
Marquette: 1 school
Mount Pleasant: 1 school
Rochester Hills: 2 schools
Ypsilanti: 1 school
in Minnesota:
Duluth: 3 schools
Mankato: 2 schools
Minneapolis: 6 schools
Moorhead: 2 schools
Northfield: 2 schools
Saint Paul: 9 schools
White Bear Lake: 1 school
in Missouri:
Columbia: 3 schools
Kansas City: 5 schools
Saint Charles: 1 school
Saint Louis: 8 schools
Springfield: 4 schools
in Nebraska:
Lincoln: 4 schools
Omaha: 4 schools
in North Dakota:
Fargo: 2 schools
in Ohio:
Akron: 1 school
Athens: 1 school
Berea: 1 school
Bowling Green: 1 school
Cedarville: 1 school
Cincinnati: 5 schools
Cleveland: 5 schools
Columbus: 6 schools
Dayton: 3 schools
Kent: 1 school
Kettering: 1 school
Oberlin: 1 school
Oxford: 1 school
in Wisconsin:
Appleton: 2 schools
Eau Claire: 2 schools
Green Bay: 3 schools
Kenosha: 3 schools
La Crosse: 3 schools
Madison: 3 schools
Menomonie: 1 school
Milwaukee: 8 schools
Stevens Point: 1 school
Whitewater: 1 school
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