by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Graphic Communication Major in Texas” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Texas, there were 533 graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,147 and $16,869 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Graphic Communication Major in Texas” ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer a degree in graphic communications. To top this list, a school must have a successful graphic communications program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Graphic Communication Major in Texas” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Graphic Communication Major in Texas”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend El Centro College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Graphic Communication Major in Texas. El Centro College is a large public school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 75 ’s graphic communication degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Graphic Communication Major in Texas list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 102 ’s graphic communication degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 more about Graphic Communications at Southern Methodist University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Vista College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Graphic Communication Major in Texas list. Northwest Vista College is a fairly large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 86 ’s graphic communication degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Graphic Communications at Northwest Vista College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Graphic Communication Major in Texas. Sam Houston State University is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 30 ’s graphic communication degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Sam Houston State University Graphic Communications Report
Out of the 18 schools in the Most Well Attended Graphic Communication Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Houston Community College is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 68 ’s graphic communication degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Graphic Communications at Houston Community College
Tarrant County College District did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Graphic Communication Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #6. Tarrant County College District is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 50 ’s graphic communication degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Graphic Communications at Tarrant County College
University of the Incarnate Word ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Graphic Communication Major in Texas list. UIW is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of the Incarnate Word Graphic Communications Report
Tyler Junior College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Graphic Communication Major in Texas ranking. Located in Tyler, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified ’s graphic communication students in 2020-2021.
Central Texas College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Graphic Communication Major in Texas ranking. Central Texas College is a medium-sized public school situated in Killeen, Texas. It awarded 65 ’s graphic communication degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Graphic Communications at Central Texas College
Texas State Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Graphic Communication Major in Texas ranking. TSTC is a fairly large public school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 6 ’s graphic communication degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Graphic Communications at Texas State Technical College
Lee College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Graphic Communication Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #11. Lee College is a medium-sized school located in Baytown, Texas that handed out 9 ’s graphic communication degrees in 2020-2021.
Wharton County Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Graphic Communication Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #12. Wharton County Junior College is located in Wharton, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s graphic communication degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Graphic Communications at Wharton County Junior College
Weatherford College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Graphic Communication Major in Texas ranking. Weatherford, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s graphic communication degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Austin Community College District ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Graphic Communication Major in Texas list. Austin Community College District is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s graphic communication degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Graphic Communications at Austin Community College District
The Art Institute of San Antonio landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Graphic Communication Major in Texas ranking. Ai San Antonio is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 0 ’s graphic communication degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Graphic Communications at Ai San Antonio
Saint Edward’s University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Graphic Communication Major in Texas ranking. Located in Austin, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified ’s graphic communication students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, The Art Institute of Austin did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Graphic Communication Major in Texas list. The Art Institute of Austin is a private for-profit institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The Art Institute of Houston ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Graphic Communication Major in Texas list. The Art Institute of Houston is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 0 ’s graphic communication degrees in 2020-2021.
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