2024 Best Graphic Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Graphic Design is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #84 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for graphic design students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 82 bachelor's degrees in graphic design to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Graphic Design School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The graphic design bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to graphic design students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other graphic design students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized graphic design related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for graphic design students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Graphic Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Graphic Design in New Jersey

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for graphic design students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top New Jersey Schools for a Bachelor's in Graphic Design

1

Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ

24 Annual Graduates

Montclair State University is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in graphic design. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from Montclair State University

2

Berkeley College - Woodland Park
Woodland Park, NJ

29 Annual Graduates

Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a good option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in graphic design. Located in the large suburb of Woodland Park, Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a private for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from Berkeley College - Woodland Park

3

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus
Madison, NJ

22 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in graphic design. Located in the large suburb of Madison, FDU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus

Best Graphic Design Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Graphic Design Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	707	443
Pennsylvania	698	289
Maryland	370	63
District of Columbia	226	11

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Graphic Design Related Rankings by Major

One of 9 majors within the Design & Applied Arts area of study, Graphic Design has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Visual Communications	117
Fashion Design	88
Interior Design	41
Industrial Design	30

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.