by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Graphic Communication Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.
Graphic Communications is the 122nd most popular major in the country with 7,518 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, graphic communications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,311 and had an average of $25,483 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,139 graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,670 and $25,493 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 45 graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Graphic Communication Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in graphic communications. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their graphic communications program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The graphic communication school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Graphic Communication Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree graphic communication students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Graphic Communication Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 33 masters’s graphic communication degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Graphic Communication Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 12 masters’s graphic communication degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carroll University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Graphic Communication Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and it awarded 19 masters’s graphic communication degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Graphic Communication Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Ball State University is a large school located in Muncie, Indiana that handed out 0 masters’s graphic communication degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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