Graphic Design Colleges in Ohio

College of Mount St. Joseph

• Located in Cincinnati, the College of Mount St. Joseph is affiliated with the Catholic church and is home to more than 2,100 undergraduate and graduate students. The college offers an associate degree and both a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in graphic design. Both baccalaureate degrees require coursework in layout, digital illustration, typography, aesthetic communication, drawing, art history, photography, two and three-dimensional design and visual language and semantics. The primary difference between the two programs is that the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree requires additional, upper-level coursework in drawing, art history and the philosophy of art. All baccalaureate graphic design students complete a senior exhibition project before graduation. Graphic design students also have the opportunity to spend a semester studying abroad at Huron University in London or completing a work internship in England.

  College of Mount St. Joseph
  5701 Delhi Road
  Cincinnati, OH 45233
  513-244-4531
  msj.edu

Marietta College

• Founded in 1797, Marietta College is a private, nonsectarian institution located 115 miles southeast of Columbus. In 2010, the college received the sixth-place ranking among all baccalaureate colleges in the midwestern United States from "U.S. News and World Report." Among the degree programs offered for the school's more than 1,400 undergraduate students is a Bachelor of Fine Arts in graphic design. Students in the program complete coursework in typography, digital illustration, drawing, illustration, art history, photography, marketing, portfolio production and self-promotion, design, production graphics, web design and persuasive writing. Before graduation, all students must develop a senior project for a culminating design show hosted by the college. A one-semester internship is also mandatory for all graphic design majors at Marietta.

  Marietta College
  215 Fifth St.
  Marietta, OH 45750
  800-331-7896
  marietta.edu

Ohio Northern University

• The United Methodist Church founded Ohio Northern University in 1871 in the small town of Ada, about 75 miles south of Toledo. Since that time, the school has grown to an enrollment of more than 3,700 undergraduate and graduate students. "U.S. News and World Report" ranked the college second among all baccalaureate colleges in the midwestern United States in 2010. The college offers both a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Fine Arts in graphic design with the latter program requiring additional art and drawing classes. The curricula for both degrees feature classes in visual communication, design theory, topography and computer-based graphics. All students have the opportunity to complete internships, study abroad, work as student teachers, submit work to college-sponsored exhibits and participate in art-department-sponsored field trips. Ohio Northern also encourages graphic design majors to complete a minor in a field such as marketing or psychology.

  Ohio Northern University
  525 S. Main St.
  Ada, OH 45810
  888-408-4668
  onu.edu