by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Visual Communications is the 154th most popular major in the country with 5,765 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,386 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 457 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 22 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in visual communications. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in visual communications.
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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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree graphic arts students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend AI Miami International University of Art and Design. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region. International Fine Arts College is a small private for-profit school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 8 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual Communications at AI Miami International University of Art and Design
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Maryville College landed the #2 spot on the list. Maryville College is a small school located in Maryville, Tennessee that handed out 7 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Radford University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region. Radford is a medium-sized public school situated in Radford, Virginia. It awarded 36 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Savannah College of Art and Design landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Savannah, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 50 degrees to qualified bachelors’s graphic arts students 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%.
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University New Orleans landed the #5 spot on the list. Loyola University New Orleans is a small school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 16 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad 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%.
Read full report on Visual Communications at Loyola New Orleans
Belmont University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Belmont is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, West Virginia University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. West Virginia University is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 73 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.
Marymount University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Marymount is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Arlington, Virginia. It awarded 8 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Mars Hill University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Mars Hill University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mars Hill, North Carolina. It awarded 2 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Visual Communications at Mars Hill University
Winthrop University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Rock Hill, South Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s graphic arts degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Full Sail University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Winter Park, Florida, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual Communications at Full Sail University
With a ranking of #12, Bellarmine University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Bellarmine University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 5 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
West Liberty University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. West Liberty University is a public institution located in West Liberty, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual Communications at West Liberty University
Auburn University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Northern Kentucky University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Highland Heights, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s graphic arts degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
The University of Tampa ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s graphic arts 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%.
Read more about Visual Communications at The University of Tampa
University of Arkansas came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Arkansas is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 27 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Visual Communications at University of Arkansas
Liberty University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s graphic arts degrees to 57 students in 2020-2021.
North Carolina State University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Tulane University of Louisiana came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s graphic arts students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Visual Communications at Tulane University of Louisiana
Middle Georgia State University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Macon, Georgia, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s graphic arts students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual Communications at Middle Georgia State University
Barton College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Wilson, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s graphic arts students in 2020-2021.
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