2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Graphic Communications in California

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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.

Across California, there were 1,552 graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,363 and $39,116 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 133 graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in graphic communications. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great graphic communications programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the graphic communications program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s in California

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Graphic Communications in California

#1

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California

#1 in overall quality

$27,688 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$41,349 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Art University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 99 masters’s graphic communication degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Academy of Art University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Graphic Communications Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Graphic Communications at Academy of Art University

#2

California College of the Arts

San Francisco, California

#2 in overall quality

$53,795 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$31,305 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California College of the Arts landed the #2 spot on the list. California College of the Arts is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

California College of the Arts did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Graphic Communications Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. 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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