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2024 Best Visual Communications Schools in Michigan

5 Colleges in Michigan
31 Graphic Arts Degrees Awarded
A degree in visual communications is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #154 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of visual communications. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 31 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 Michigan Your choice of visual communications school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for visual communications schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

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

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

The graphic arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Visual Communications Schools in Michigan. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Visual Communications in Michigan

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the graphic arts degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Michigan Schools in Graphic Arts

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MI
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in visual communications has to check out Lawrence Technological University. Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Southfield. A Best Colleges rank of #584 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Lawrence Tech is a great university overall.

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

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

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MI

College for Creative Studies is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in visual communications. 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 year we have data available.

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

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Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MI

It's difficult to beat Ferris State University if you wish to pursue a degree in visual communications. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #561 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ferris is a great university overall.

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

More information about a degree in visual communications from Ferris State University

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Spring Arbor University
Spring Arbor, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MI

It's difficult to beat Spring Arbor University if you want to pursue a degree in visual communications. Spring Arbor is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Spring Arbor. This university ranks 28th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were approximately 3 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at Spring Arbor in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in visual communications from Spring Arbor University

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI

Located in the small city of Flint, UM Flint is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 40th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were approximately 13 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at UM Flint in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in visual communications from University of Michigan - Flint

Best Visual Communications Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Visual Communications Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 165
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 423
Interior Design 160
Commercial & Advertising Art 127
Illustration 91
Industrial Design 90
Fashion Design 65
Game & Interactive Media Design 55
Other Design & Applied Arts 12
Commercial Photography 1

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