<p>There following are some rankings for graduate school for graphic design, visual communication and multimedia design and photography, masters of fine arts, ceramics and industrial design. Again , these are fo graduate school only. The undergraduate program might be stronger or weaker than those listed. In fact, some of the best art programs don’t have graduate programs.</p>
<p>Here are the 2008 rankings by US News for Graduate Graphic Design and Visual/multimedia design, and photography. Again these are for graduate only! </p>
<p>I. Fine Arts Specialty Rankings: Graphic Design
Ranked in 2008 </p>
<p>1 Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI
2 Cranbrook Academy of Art Bloomfield Hills, MI
Yale University New Haven, CT
4 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA
5 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA
6 Maryland Institute College of Art Baltimore, MD
School of Visual Arts New York, NY
8 California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA
9 Pratt Institute Brooklyn, NY
10 California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA </p>
<p>II. The top graduate schools for Visual Communication and Multimedia Design
are: </p>
<p>Fine Arts Specialty Rankings: Multimedia/Visual Communications
Ranked in 2008 </p>
<p>1 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA
2 California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA
3 Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI
School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL
5 University of California–Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
6 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY
7 School of Visual Arts New York, NY
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
9 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA
10 New York University New York, NY
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY </p>
<p>III. The top graduate programs in photography are: </p>
<p>Fine Arts Specialty Rankings: Photography
Ranked in 2008 </p>
<p>1 Yale University New Haven, CT
2 School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL
3 Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY
5 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM
6 California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA
7 San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco, CA
School of Visual Arts New York, NY
University of California–Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
10 Arizona State University Tempe, AZ
California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA
Cranbrook Academy of Art Bloomfield Hills, MI</p>
<p>IV. Here are the rankings of graduate fine arts, MFA programs:
Sort by Rank | Name | Score<br>
1 Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI Distance Enter your zip Score 4.6<br>
2 Yale University New Haven, CT Distance Enter your zip Score 4.5<br>
3 School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL Distance Enter your zip Score 4.4<br>
4 Cranbrook Academy of Art Bloomfield Hills, MI Distance Enter your zip Score 4.2<br>
4 Maryland Institute College of Art Baltimore, MD Distance Enter your zip Score 4.2<br>
4 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA Distance Enter your zip Score 4.2<br>
7 California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA Distance Enter your zip Score 4.1<br>
7 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA Distance Enter your zip Score 4.1<br>
7 University of California–Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Distance Enter your zip Score 4.1<br>
10 Alfred University–New York State College of Ceramics Alfred, NY Distance Enter your zip Score 4.0<br>
11 Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA Distance Enter your zip Score 3.9<br>
11 California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA Distance Enter your zip Score 3.9<br>
11 Columbia University New York, NY Distance Enter your zip Score 3.9<br>
14 Temple University Elkins Park, PA Distance Enter your zip Score 3.8<br>
15 Bard College Annandale-on-Hudson, NY Distance Enter your zip Score 3.7<br>
15 Pratt Institute Brooklyn, NY Distance Enter your zip Score 3.7<br>
15 School of Visual Arts New York, NY Distance Enter your zip Score 3.7<br>
15 University of California–San Diego La Jolla, CA Distance Enter your zip Score 3.7<br>
15 University of Texas–Austin Austin, TX Distance Enter your zip Score 3.7<br>
15 Washington University in St. Louis Saint Louis, MO Distance Enter your zip Score 3.7<br>
21 CUNY–Hunter College New York, NY Distance Enter your zip Score 3.6<br>
21 New School–Parsons School of Design New York, NY Distance Enter your zip Score 3.6<br>
21 Ohio State University Columbus, OH Distance Enter your zip Score 3.6<br>
21 Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA Distance Enter your zip Score 3.6</p>
<p>V. Fine Arts Specialty Rankings: Ceramics
Ranked in 2008 </p>
<p>1 Alfred University–New York State College of Ceramics Alfred, NY
2 Cranbrook Academy of Art Bloomfield Hills, MI
3 Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI
4 California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA
5 University of Washington Seattle, WA
6 Ohio State University Columbus, OH
7 Ohio University Athens, OH
8 Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA
9 School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL
10 Indiana University–Bloomington (Hope) Bloomington, IN </p>
<p>VI. Here are graduate Industrial Design rankings for programs:</p>
<p>Fine Arts Specialty Rankings: Industrial Design
Ranked in 2008 </p>
<p>1 Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA
2 Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI
3 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA
4 Pratt Institute Brooklyn, NY
5 Ohio State University Columbus, OH
6 University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH
7 Cranbrook Academy of Art Bloomfield Hills, MI
8 California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY
10 Arizona State University Tempe, AZ
University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Champaign</p>