by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Graphic Design is the 107th most popular major in the country with 8,710 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,292 graphic design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 25 graphic design graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in graphic design. That schools that top this list have a program in graphic design in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The graphic design 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 Design Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, AI Miami International University of Art and Design landed the #1 spot on the list. AI Miami International University of Art and Design is a small school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 8 masters’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Clinton, Mississippi, and it awarded 4 masters’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 12 masters’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region list. GMU is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 1 masters’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bob Jones University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Greenville, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s graphic design students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
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