Illustration at School of Visual Arts

What traits are you looking for in a illustration school? To help you decide if School of Visual Arts is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's illustration program.

SVA is located in New York, New York and approximately 3,692 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Illustration section at the bottom of this page.

SVA Illustration Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Illustration
• Master’s Degree in Illustration

SVA Illustration Rankings

The illustration major at SVA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Illustration. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Illustration Student Demographics at SVA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the illustration majors at School of Visual Arts.

SVA Illustration Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of illustration bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from School of Visual Arts with a bachelor's in illustration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	34
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	31
International Students	148
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SVA Illustration Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of illustration master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in illustration each year. SVA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from School of Visual Arts with a master's in illustration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Interior Design

Careers That Illustration Grads May Go Into

A degree in illustration can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for School of Visual Arts.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Set and Exhibit Designers	2,000	$76,650
Designers	590	$65,870
Artists	250	$74,240

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.