2023 Most Well Attended Graphic Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Graphic Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 53 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Graphic Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in visual communications. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular visual communications programs in the United States.

For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Well Attended Graphic Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s

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

Top 5 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual Communications in the Southwest Region

1

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas

#6 overall quality in Southwest

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Graphic Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 23 masters’s graphic arts 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%. 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 The University of Texas at Austin

2

Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Graphic Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas State University is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 12 masters’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Texas State University Visual Communications Report

3

University of North Texas
Denton, Texas

Top 25% overall quality in Southwest

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Graphic Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 9 masters’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Visual Communications at UNT

4

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, Arizona

#14 overall quality in Southwest

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Graphic Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 7 masters’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full ASU - Tempe Visual Communications Report

5

University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, Oklahoma

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Graphic Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. UCO is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 2 masters’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Visual Communications at University of Central Oklahoma

• Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual Communications

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.