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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes region, there were 824 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 69 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree 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 Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree graphic arts students.

Top 8 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual Communications in the Great Lakes Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College for Creative Studies. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region. College for Creative Studies is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.

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.

Full CCS Visual Communications Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region. BGSU is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Ohio that handed out 32 masters’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Visual Communications at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

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University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region. UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UChicago Visual Communications Report

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DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. DePaul University is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 5 masters’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Visual Communications at DePaul

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Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #5 spot on the list. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s graphic arts degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Visual Communications at Northwestern

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Ferris State University
Big Rapids, Michigan

Ferris State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Big Rapids, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s graphic arts students in 2020-2021.

Full Ferris State University Visual Communications Report

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University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana

University of Notre Dame ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Notre Dame, Indiana. It awarded 2 masters’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Notre Dame Visual Communications Report

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 2 masters’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Visual Communications Report

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