2022 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s
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Graphic Communications is the 127th most popular major in the country with 7,475 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, graphic communications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,819 and had an average of $28,832 in loans still to pay off.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 404 graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in graphic communications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent graphic communications programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the graphic communications program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree graphic communication students.
Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Graphic Communications
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 30 masters’s graphic communication degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree graphic communication students list, DePaul has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Graphic Communications Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul University are $19,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Academy of Art University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s list. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 99 masters’s graphic communication degrees in 2019-2020.
Academy of Art University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Graphic Communications Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Savannah College of Art and Design landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Savannah, Georgia, and it awarded 109 masters’s graphic communication degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SCAD, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Graphic Communications Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Savannah College of Art and Design are $38,975.
Read more about Graphic Communications at Savannah College of Art and Design
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Pratt Institute - Main landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 26 masters’s graphic communication degrees in 2019-2020.
Pratt Institute not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Graphic Communications Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pratt Institute are $35,226.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DigiPen Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s. Redmond, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s graphic communication degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
Digipen did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Graphic Communications Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Digipen are $28,080, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full DigiPen Institute of Technology Graphic Communications Report
Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 masters’s graphic communication degrees to qualified students.
SMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Graphic Communications Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478.
Atlantic University College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s ranking. Atlantic University College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Guaynabo, . It awarded 12 masters’s graphic communication degrees in 2019-2020.
Atlantic University College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Graphic Communications Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Atlantic University College are $13,280, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read full report on Graphic Communications at Atlantic University College
California College of the Arts landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s ranking. California College of the Arts is a small school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 11 masters’s graphic communication degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at California College of the Arts, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Graphic Communications Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California College of the Arts are $53,795, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about Graphic Communications at California College of the Arts
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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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