<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>