| Ranking | School | City |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Savannah College of Art and Design | Savannah |
| 2 | University of Georgia | Athens |
| 3 | Kennesaw State University | Kennesaw |
| 4 | Augusta University | Augusta |
Our 2025 ranking of the top illustration schools in Georgia. For an explanation of the ranking criteria, click here.
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) provides BA, BFA, MA, and MFA degrees in illustration. Across programs, students can enhance the curriculum through electives or by adding a minor such as Advertising and Branding or Scientific Illustration. The BFA also requires a concentration in Dynamic Illustration and Publication; Illustration for Surface Design; or Visual Development. The MFA highlights features two graduate internships and all SCAD students have the opportunity to spend a quarter abroad at SCAD Lacoste or other location. SCAD Illustration graduates have landed positions at places such as The New York Times, Walt Disney Imagineering, A&E, Bento Box Entertainment, and Converse.
University of Georgia (UGA) is home to the Lamar Dodd School of Art. Within the school is an Art BFA with a concentration in Scientific Illustration. Program benefits include participation in the year-round study abroad program in Cortona, Italy, and the New York MAYmester program; access to state-of-the-art production facilities and studio spaces; dedicated classrooms; and professional internships. The program culminates with a senior capstone and exhibition. Graduates are prepared to pursue roles in traditional, biological, and medical illustration. They have been hired at places such as advertising agencies, publishing firms, animation studios, medical practices, game studios, and the U.S. Military.
The School of Art and Design (SOAAD) at Kennesaw State University (KSU) houses an Art BFA with two concentrations including Illustration, and Comics and Sequential Art. Students may also add a second concentration such as Painting and Drawing or Graphic Communications. Other program benefits include access to state-of-the-art computer studios; visiting artists; summer art intensives; internships; and the opportunity to study abroad and enroll in the Comics curriculum at ESA Saint-Luc in Bruxells, Belgium. Program alumni have gone on to become illustrators for animation studios, publishing companies, advertising agencies, film studios, packaging companies, major brands, and game studios.
Augusta University (AU) is home to the Katherine Reese Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Within the college is the Department of Art and Design, which houses a BA in Art that provides opportunities to study illustration through electives. AU also provides a Medical Illustration MS with a 100% job placement rate. In addition to medical illustration coursework, this program consists of courses such as Multimedia; Sketching; and Electronic Media. Students are also free to take additional courses in traditional and digital illustration. Across programs, graduates are prepared to pursue advanced roles in both traditional and medical illustration. Alumni have been hired as Graphic Designers, Fine Artists, Medical Illustrators, and Art Directors at places such as Mayo Clinic, Elsevier Publishing, A.D.A.M. Images, Microverse Studios, and The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
