2024 Best Visual Communications Master's Degree Schools in Virginia

a master's degree in visual communications is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #239 out of 1172 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Visual Communications Master's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 76 master's degrees in visual communications to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on visual communications students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of visual communications students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• 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 visual communications related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Visual Communications Schools

The graphic arts 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 the Best Visual Communications Master's Degree Schools in Virginia.

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

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in visual communications.

Top Virginia Schools for a Master's in Graphic Arts

1

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

63 Annual Graduates

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

2

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Virginia Commonwealth University if you want to pursue a master's degree in visual communications. VCU is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.More information about a master’s in visual communications from Virginia Commonwealth University

Best Visual Communications Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Visual Communications Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	422	80
North Carolina	334	12
South Carolina	260	9
Alabama	258	2
Arkansas	187	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Graphic Arts

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Interior Design	24
Graphic Design	13

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.