2024 Best Visual Communications Master's Degree Schools in California

Visual Communications is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #239 most popular master's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Visual Communications Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 33 master's degrees in visual communications during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to visual communications students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other visual communications students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized visual communications related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for visual communications students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Visual Communications Master's Degree Schools in California list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Visual Communications in California

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in visual communications.

Top California Schools for a Master's in Graphic Arts

1

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

University of Southern California is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in visual communications. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a master’s in visual communications from University of Southern California

2

California College of the Arts
San Francisco, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

25 Annual Graduates

California College of the Arts is a great option for students interested in a master's degree in visual communications. California College of the Arts is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of San Francisco.More information about a master’s in visual communications from California College of the Arts

Best Visual Communications Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Visual Communications Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	402	3
Oregon	291	0
Nevada	126	0

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Visual Communications Related Rankings by Major

Visual Communications is one of 9 different types of Design & Applied Arts programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Graphic Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Illustration	44
Graphic Design	39
Fashion Design	33
Game & Interactive Media Design	25
Other Design & Applied Arts	19

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.