2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Visual Communications
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Visual Communications is the 161st most popular major in the country with 5,657 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,861 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 100 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in visual communications. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great visual communications programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the visual communications program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree graphic arts students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Visual Communications
Out of the 100 schools in the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #1 spot on the list. BYU is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 58 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,322 for bachelor’s degree graphic arts students per year to attend Brigham Young University - Provo.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Visual Communications at Brigham Young University - Provo
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bemidji State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s. Bemidji State University is a small public school situated in Bemidji, Minnesota. It awarded 17 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Bemidji State University is $15,868 for bachelor’s degree graphic arts students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s. Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree graphic arts students list, Iowa State has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Visual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Iowa State is $15,496 for Bachelor’s Degree Graphic Arts students.
The low 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Out of the 100 schools in the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Ferris is a public institution located in Big Rapids, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Ferris is $12,889 for bachelor’s degree graphic arts students.
Out of the 100 schools in the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s graphic arts students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UW - Green Bay is $14,395 for Bachelor’s Degree Graphic Arts students.
Read more about Visual Communications at University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
University of North Texas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. UNT is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend UNT is $15,086 for Bachelor’s Degree Graphic Arts students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s graphic arts degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Missouri State is $16,725 for bachelor’s degree graphic arts students.
Lake Washington Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Kirkland, Washington, this small public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s graphic arts students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Lake Washington Institute of Technology is $7,713 for bachelor’s degree graphic arts students.
Utah Valley University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Utah Valley University is a large public school situated in Orem, Utah. It awarded 130 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UVU is $9,159 for bachelor’s degree graphic arts students.
With a ranking of #10, Texas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 69 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,230 for Bachelor’s Degree Graphic Arts students per year to attend Texas State.
Read full report on Visual Communications at Texas State University
San Francisco State University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. San Francisco State University is located in San Francisco, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 63 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend SFSU is $15,113 for Bachelor’s Degree Graphic Arts students.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Oklahoma is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree graphic arts students list, University of Oklahoma has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best Visual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $21,145 for bachelor’s degree graphic arts students per year to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus.
The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read full report on Visual Communications at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Farmingdale State College landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Farmingdale, New York, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Farmingdale State College is $8,638 for Bachelor’s Degree Graphic Arts students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Visual Communications at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale
Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.
Purdue also took the #14 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Purdue is $13,986 for bachelor’s degree graphic arts students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Visual Communications at Purdue University - Main Campus
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Ohio that handed out 28 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $18,394 for Bachelor’s Degree Graphic Arts students per year to attend BGSU.
Western Washington University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. WWU is a public institution located in Bellingham, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
WWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Visual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Western Washington University is $16,529 for bachelor’s degree graphic arts students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Visual Communications at Western Washington University
AI Miami International University of Art and Design came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. AI Miami International University of Art and Design is a small private for-profit school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 15 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for AI Miami International University of Art and Design is $20,274 for Bachelor’s Degree Graphic Arts students.
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With a ranking of #18, North Carolina State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s graphic arts degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.
NC State also made our “Best Visual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend NC State is $16,458 for Bachelor’s Degree Graphic Arts students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, 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 94%.
Read more about Visual Communications at North Carolina State University
Kean University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Union, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s graphic arts degrees to 45 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Kean is $18,604 for Bachelor’s Degree Graphic Arts students.
West Liberty University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s list. West Liberty University is a small public school situated in West Liberty, West Virginia. It awarded 3 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for West Liberty University is $13,793 for bachelor’s degree graphic arts students.
With a ranking of #21, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend NAU is $12,915 for Bachelor’s Degree Graphic Arts students.
Read more about Visual Communications at Northern Arizona University
With a ranking of #22, Millersville University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Millersville is a medium-sized public school situated in Millersville, Pennsylvania. It awarded 13 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Millersville University of Pennsylvania is $23,350 for bachelor’s degree graphic arts students.
University of Arkansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #23. UARK is a public institution located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Arkansas is $16,381 for bachelor’s degree graphic arts students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
New York City College of Technology landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. City Tech is a fairly large public school situated in Brooklyn, New York. It awarded 128 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for City Tech is $3,667 for bachelor’s degree graphic arts students.
Full New York City College of Technology Visual Communications Report
With a ranking of #25, Liberty University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 86 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $28,903 for bachelor’s degree graphic arts students per year to attend Liberty University.
Read full report on Visual Communications at Liberty University
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References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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