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We present the ranking of US universities in the direction of "Art and Design": the best academies of the arts, design programs, prices and conditions of admission.
Studying art and design in the United States is a popular and promising direction. The international ranking of the top ten universities for creative people includes eight universities from the United States. Interesting internships and useful contacts with employers await students of American universities.
To develop the educational art industry and distribute it as a brand, the country invests huge sums, as a result, the universities have the best teachers from all over the world, the latest technical equipment, modern creative studios and workshops.
The study of art and design is a field that encompasses a variety of professions such as animator, web designer, graphic designer, interior designer, illustrator, photojournalist, dancer, actor, musician and many more.
Education in universities involves a rich curriculum and a large number of practical classes. The duration of the bachelor's programs is 3-4 years, the master's programs are 1-2 years. Upon graduation, graduates receive one of the following scientific degrees: Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Bachelor of Arts (BA), Fine Arts Certificate, Master of Fine Arts (MFA) and Master of Arts (MA).
Best Art & Design universities in USA 2026 - QS World University rankings
| 1 | Harvard University |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) |
| 4 | Stanford University |
| 6 | University of California, Berkeley (UCB) |
| 7 | Yale University |
| 9 | University of California, San Diego (UCSD) |
| 11 | University of California, San Francisco |
| 12 | Cornell University |
| 15 | University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) |
| 17 | Johns Hopkins University |
| 18 | Columbia University |
| 20 | California Institute of Technology (Caltech) |
| 20 | University of Pennsylvania |
| 25 | University of Washington |
| 27 | Princeton University |
| 31 | New York University (NYU) |
| 33 | Duke University |
| 36 | University of Chicago |
| 43 | University of California, Davis |
| 43 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor |
| 46 | The Rockefeller University |
| 47 | Washington University in St. Louis |
| 57 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| 65 | Northwestern University |
| 71 | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 77 | Boston University |
| 79 | University of Texas at Austin |
| 87 | Pennsylvania State University |
| 89 | Baylor College of Medicine |
| 95 | Emory University |
| 103 | The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas |
| 105 | The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center |
| 105 | University of Florida |
| 111 | Vanderbilt University |
| 115 | The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) |
| 123 | Michigan State University |
| 123 | Texas A&M University |
| 127 | The Ohio State University |
| 127 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| 137 | University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) |
| 137 | University of Minnesota (System) |
| 144 | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai |
| 147 | University of Pittsburgh |
| 155 | Brown University |
| 156 | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| 159 | Purdue University |
| 165 | University of California, Irvine |
| 180 | North Carolina State University |
| 181 | University of Southern California |
| 184 | Rutgers University鈥揘ew Brunswick |
