by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Plains States region, there were 374 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 250 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in visual communications. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in visual communications.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Luther College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. Luther is a private not-for-profit institution located in Decorah, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bemidji State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. Bemidji, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s graphic arts degrees to 23 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%.
Read full report on Visual Communications at Bemidji State University
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Graceland University - Lamoni landed the #3 spot on the list. Lamoni, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s graphic arts degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Kansas is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 69 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region. WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 53 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Washington University in St Louis Visual Communications Report
Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri State University - Springfield is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Iowa State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Iowa State University is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 ranking of #8, Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s graphic arts students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s graphic arts degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Visual Communications Report
Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Drury University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Drury University is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.
University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 University of Missouri - Kansas City
College of the Ozarks ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Point Lookout, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s graphic arts students in 2020-2021.
Saint Ambrose University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Saint Ambrose University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Davenport, Iowa. It awarded 0 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Evangel University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s graphic arts degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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