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2024 Best Visual Communications Schools in Maryland

3 Colleges in Maryland
110 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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Visual Communications Schools in Maryland ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 110 degrees in visual communications during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Visual Communications School

Best Visual Communications Schools in Maryland The graphic arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Visual Communications rankings. 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.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Visual Communications Degree Level

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

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Visual Communications Schools in Maryland ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. 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 Maryland

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 Maryland Schools in Graphic Arts

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MD

It is difficult to beat Maryland Institute College of Art if you wish to pursue a degree in visual communications. Located in the large city of Baltimore, MICA is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

More information about a degree in visual communications from Maryland Institute College of Art

2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MD

University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in visual communications. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public university with a large student population.

There were roughly 15 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at UMBC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in visual communications from University of Maryland - Baltimore County

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Stevenson University
Owings Mills, MD
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MD

Stevenson University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in visual communications. Stevenson is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Owings Mills.

There were about 12 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at Stevenson in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in visual communications from Stevenson University

Best Visual Communications Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Visual Communications Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 484
Pennsylvania 978 144
New Jersey 614 117
District of Columbia 441 5
Delaware 345 15

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Visual Communications is one of 9 different types of Design & Applied Arts programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Design & Applied Arts 151
Graphic Design 119
Commercial & Advertising Art 111
Illustration 90
Game & Interactive Media Design 37
Interior Design 21
Fashion Design 9
Commercial Photography 8
Industrial Design 7

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