<p>If I'm looking to dual-major in Illustration and Business, is this a good place to go? Also, does anyone have an experience with the art program here, or know a little bit about it? Thanks so much!</p>
<p>Also, does anyone know how the University of Texas’ programs compare?</p>
<p>xAbbyx,</p>
<p>I know Michigan’s biz school is very highly ranked but I don’t know much about their art school. However, we can learn a lot from their website.</p>
<p>1) They have a separate school of art. To me this is always a strong indicator for a university because it shows a level of commitment to art. At the very least they are throwing money at this area of study. Here’s UM’s School of Art:
[University</a> of Michigan - School of Art & Design](<a href=“http://www.art-design.umich.edu/]University”>http://www.art-design.umich.edu/)</p>
<p>2) Look at the faculty and staff. UM’s art school is very large! Look how many faculty members they have:
[A&D</a> - Faculty Directory](<a href=“http://art-design.umich.edu/people/faculty]A&D”>Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan | U-M Stamps)</p>
<p>3) Now click on faculty members and get a feel for their backgrounds. Google them and look at their work.</p>
<p>4) Really dig through a schools entire site. Click on every picture of student or faculty art. Does it match with where you want to go?</p>
<p>This method can help you narrow a list of potential schools.</p>
<p>I’ve never been to UM but I would guess (by going through the above steps) they have a very good art program. Certainly it’s a place where you would grow as an artist. </p>
<p>I don’t know what your goals are as a biz/artist major but a school like UM would give you a great base to build on. What if you dual majored at let’s say Michigan and then got your MFA at RISD or CalArts? How cool would that be?</p>
<p>Okay your turn now… go dig through U of Texas’ website and report back with your findings.</p>
<p>Best,
Wheaty</p>
<p>PS. Maybe add U of Penn (Wharton biz school) and Cal-Berkeley (Haas biz school) to your list to research.</p>
<p>Wheaty,</p>
<p>Thank you SO much! This is a huge help.</p>