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 Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 5,765 people earned their degree in visual communications, making the major the 154th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 634 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 289 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in visual communications. That schools that top this list have a program in visual communications in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree graphic arts students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lubbock Christian University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Lubbock Christian University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Visual Communications at Lubbock Christian University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wade College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Wade College is a private for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Schreiner University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southwest Region. Schreiner University is a small school located in Kerrville, Texas that handed out 7 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual Communications at Schreiner University
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 79 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southwest Region. NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
Read more about Visual Communications at Northern Arizona University
University of North Texas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of North Texas is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 60 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
University of Houston - Victoria did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. UH Victoria is a small public school situated in Victoria, Texas. It awarded 7 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual Communications at University of Houston - Victoria
Texas Christian University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s graphic arts degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Visual Communications at Texas Christian University
The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s graphic arts students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Visual Communications at University of Oklahoma
The King’s University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Southlake, Texas, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Visual Communications at The King’s University
University of Arizona ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s graphic arts students 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.
Read full report on Visual Communications at University of Arizona
Houston Baptist University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. HBU is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 0 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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