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2024 Best Visual Communications Schools in the Great Lakes Region

23 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
824 Graphic Arts Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in visual communications, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #154 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 23 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for visual communications students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 824 degrees in visual communications during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Visual Communications School

Best Visual Communications Schools in the Great Lakes Region Your choice of visual communications school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Visual Communications School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Visual Communications Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Graphic Arts
Bachelor's Degrees in Graphic Arts
Master's Degrees in Graphic Arts

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Visual Communications Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Visual Communications in the Great Lakes Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the graphic arts degree levels they offer.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Graphic Arts

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN
43 Graphic Arts Degrees Awarded

University of Notre Dame is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in visual communications. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Notre Dame. A Best Colleges rank of #20 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.

There were approximately 43 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in visual communications from University of Notre Dame

2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
76 Graphic Arts Degrees Awarded

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in visual communications. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #166 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 76 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in visual communications from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IN
48.1% Growth in Graduates

Purdue University - Main Campus is a good option for students pursuing a degree in visual communications. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.

There were roughly 27 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in visual communications from Purdue University - Main Campus

4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In OH

Ohio State University - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in visual communications. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 14 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in visual communications from Ohio State University - Main Campus

5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In WI
9.1% Growth in Graduates

Madison College is a large public college located in the large city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #419 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Madison College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 11 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at Madison College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in visual communications from Madison Area Technical College

6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IL
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were roughly 6 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In IL

Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #192 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UIC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 1 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in visual communications from University of Illinois at Chicago

8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MI

CCS is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Detroit.

There were roughly 4 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at CCS in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in visual communications from College for Creative Studies

8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In IN

Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.

There were about 3 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in visual communications from Indiana University - Bloomington

9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MI
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Southfield. This university ranks 19th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were about 6 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at Lawrence Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in visual communications from Lawrence Technological University

Best Visual Communications Colleges by State

Explore the best visual communications schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 165
Michigan 915 30
Illinois 870 85
Indiana 737 168
Wisconsin 672 38

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One of 9 majors within the Design & Applied Arts area of study, Visual Communications has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Graphic Design 1,492
Interior Design 744
Commercial & Advertising Art 565
Fashion Design 442
Industrial Design 359
Game & Interactive Media Design 341
Illustration 278
Commercial Photography 226
Other Design & Applied Arts 104

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