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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Far Western US Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Far Western US Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Far Western US 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 Far Western US region, there were 1,077 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 36 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in visual communications. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their visual communications program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Far Western US Region”.

Top 7 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual Communications in the Far Western US Region

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California College of the Arts
San Francisco, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California College of the Arts. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Far Western US Region list. California College of the Arts is located in San Francisco, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 masters’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.

Full California College of the Arts Visual Communications Report

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of Southern California is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 8 masters’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full USC Visual Communications Report

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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 3 masters’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Visual Communications Report

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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #4 spot on the list. University of California - Berkeley is a large school located in Berkeley, California that handed out 0 masters’s graphic arts 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Visual Communications at UC Berkeley

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Western Oregon University
Monmouth, Oregon

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Oregon University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Far Western US Region. This small school is located in Monmouth, Oregon, and it awarded 5 masters’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Visual Communications at Western Oregon State College

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pacific Northwest College of Art. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Far Western US Region. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s graphic arts degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Visual Communications at Pacific Northwest College of Art

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Sierra Nevada College
Incline Village, Nevada

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sierra Nevada College landed the #4 spot on the list. Incline Village, Nevada is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s graphic arts degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Sierra Nevada College Visual Communications Report

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