Applied Art and Design: Illustration
Certificate of Achievement
Program Details
The certificate in Illustration offers a comprehensive set of courses in illustration, animation and gaming, digital imaging, art foundations, digital art, and 3d modeling. The program stresses the design thinking process as well as the professional production currently used in the industry. The certificate is designed to focus on providing specific career technical skills; it is not equivalent to an associate degree.
Applied Art and Design: Illustration Pathways
Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026. Maps for previous years are available on each pathway page. What is a catalog year?
Featured Careers
Find your calling. Explore high-earning careers with entry-level data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Art Directors
Bachelor's degree
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary: 61,060
- High salary: 211,410
- Average salary: 111040
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Master's degree, Doctoral degree
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary: 47,040
- High salary: 194,530
- Average salary: 80190
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All Careers in Applied Art and Design: Illustration (7)
| Art Directors | Bachelor's degree | Stable | 111,040 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special Effects Artists and Animators | Bachelor's degree, Some college | Stable | 99,800 |
| Video Game Designers | Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED | Rising | 98,090 |
| Web and Digital Interface Designers | - n/a | Rising | 98,090 |
| Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary | Master's degree, Doctoral degree | Stable | 80,190 |
| Graphic Designers | Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED | Stable | 61,300 |
| Artists and Related Workers, All Other | - n/a | - n/a |
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