2022 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 639 people earned their degree in general graphic communications, making the major the 616th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 117 general graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 21 general graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general graphic communications programs and cost less that 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Graphic Communications in the Great Lakes Region

#1

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$19,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #1 spot on the list. DePaul University is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s graphic communication degrees to qualified students.

DePaul did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Graphic Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul University are $19,760.

Read full report on General Graphic Communications at DePaul 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

Footnotes

• *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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