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2023 Most Well Attended Graphic Arts Major in Illinois for a Bachelor’s

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Most Well Attended Graphic Arts Major in Illinois for a Bachelor's

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Graphic Arts Major in Illinois for a Bachelor’s” 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 Illinois, there were 100 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 29 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,117 and $25,584 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Graphic Arts Major in Illinois for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in visual communications. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in visual communications.

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Most Well Attended Graphic Arts Major in Illinois for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois bachelor’s degree graphic arts students.

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Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Graphic Arts Major in Illinois for a Bachelor’s list. Loyola University Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Loyola University Chicago Visual Communications Report

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Elmhurst University
Elmhurst, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Elmhurst University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Graphic Arts Major in Illinois for a Bachelor’s. Elmhurst University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Elmhurst, Illinois. It awarded 6 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees 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%.

Full Elmhurst Visual Communications Report

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Eureka College
Eureka, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eureka College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Graphic Arts Major in Illinois for a Bachelor’s list. Eureka College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Eureka, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Visual Communications at Eureka College

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Lewis University
Romeoville, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Graphic Arts Major in Illinois for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Romeoville, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s graphic arts students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Visual Communications at Lewis

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Graphic Arts Major in Illinois for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 UIC

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Graphic Arts Major in Illinois for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Visual Communications at SIUC

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