2023 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools
8
Ranked Colleges
585
Degrees Awarded
$18,600
Avg Net Price*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Graphic Communication Schools” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 585 people earned their degree in general graphic communications, making the major the 653rd most popular in the United States.
This year’s “Best Value Graphic Communication Schools” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in general graphic communications. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general graphic communications programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general graphic communications program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Graphic Communication Schools
The colleges and universities below are the best for graphic communication students.
Top 8 Best Value Colleges for General Graphic Communications
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ozarks Technical Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified ’s graphic communication students in 2020-2021.
OTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Graphic Communications Schools” list. It costs about $7,525 for graphic communication students per year to attend Ozarks Technical Community College.
Read more about General Graphic Communications at Ozarks Technical Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 23 degrees to qualified ’s graphic communication students in 2020-2021.
DePaul did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Graphic Communications Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for DePaul University is $31,174 for graphic communication students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Graphic Communications at DePaul University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland Global Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools. This large school is located in Adelphi, Maryland, and it awarded 63 ’s graphic communication degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our graphic communication students list, UMGC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Graphic Communications Schools” ranking. It costs about $15,395 for Graphic Communication students per year to attend UMGC.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Graphic Communications at University of Maryland Global Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools list. UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s graphic communication degrees to qualified students.
UNI also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Graphic Communications Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Northern Iowa is $16,438 for graphic communication students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Graphic Communications at University of Northern Iowa
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #5 spot on the list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a large public school situated in San Luis Obispo, California. It awarded 94 ’s graphic communication degrees in 2020-2021.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Graphic Communications Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is $20,677 for graphic communication students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Graphic Communications at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
Illinois State University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools ranking, coming in at #6. Illinois State University is a large school located in Normal, Illinois that handed out 13 ’s graphic communication degrees in 2020-2021.
Illinois State also made our “Best General Graphic Communications Schools” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Illinois State is $20,830 for Graphic Communication students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Graphic Communications at Illinois State University
Buffalo State came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools ranking. Buffalo State is a medium-sized public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 13 ’s graphic communication degrees in 2020-2021.
Buffalo State also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Graphic Communications Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Buffalo State is $13,785 for graphic communication students.
Read full report on General Graphic Communications at Buffalo State
Carroll University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools ranking. Carroll U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waukesha, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Carroll U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Graphic Communications Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Carroll University is $22,987 for graphic communication students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Graphic Communications at Carroll University
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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