by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 8,710 people earned their degree in graphic design, making the major the 107th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,292 graphic design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 877 graphic design graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 68 colleges that offered a degree in graphic design. To top this list, a school must have a successful graphic design program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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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 “Most Well Attended Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 92 degrees to qualified bachelors’s graphic design students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 68 schools in the Most Well Attended Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #2 spot on the list. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s graphic design degrees to 56 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Graphic Design at Virginia Commonwealth University
Out of the 68 schools in the Most Well Attended Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Coastal Carolina University landed the #3 spot on the list. Coastal Carolina University is a fairly large public school situated in Conway, South Carolina. It awarded 47 bachelors’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Graphic Design at Coastal Carolina University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Appalachian State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s. Appalachian State University is a large public school situated in Boone, North Carolina. It awarded 46 bachelors’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s. University of Florida is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 31 bachelors’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Flagler College - St Augustine. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s. Flagler College - St Augustine is a small school located in Saint Augustine, Florida that handed out 31 bachelors’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 26 bachelors’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Longwood University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Longwood is a small public school situated in Farmville, Virginia. It awarded 24 bachelors’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
North Carolina State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. North Carolina State University is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 23 bachelors’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #10, Georgia Southern University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Georgia Southern University is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s graphic design degrees to qualified students.
Ringling College of Art and Design came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Sarasota, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s graphic design degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s graphic design students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #12, Charleston Southern University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Charleston, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s graphic design degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Graphic Design at Charleston Southern University
North Carolina A & T State University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. NC A&T is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 17 bachelors’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
Full North Carolina A & T State University Graphic Design Report
Arkansas Tech University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Russellville, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s graphic design degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Southeastern University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Lakeland, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s graphic design students in 2020-2021.
Nossi College of Art came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Madison, Tennessee, this small private for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s graphic design students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Anderson University South Carolina did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #16. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Anderson, South Carolina. It awarded 16 bachelors’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 full report on Graphic Design at Anderson University South Carolina
High Point University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #16. High Point is a private not-for-profit institution located in High Point, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #20, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s graphic design degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Lipscomb University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 14 bachelors’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Mississippi College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Mississippi College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Clinton, Mississippi. It awarded 14 bachelors’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%.
Louisiana Tech University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Louisiana Tech is located in Ruston, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s graphic design degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Graphic Design at Louisiana Tech University
With a ranking of #23, The University of Tampa did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s graphic design students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Ouachita Baptist University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s graphic design students in 2020-2021.
John Brown University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #25. John Brown University is located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s graphic design degrees to qualified students.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #25, Southern Adventist University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Graphic Design Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Southern Adventist University is located in Collegedale, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s graphic design degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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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