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2024 Best Visual Communications Schools in the New England Region

4 Colleges in the New England Region
168 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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for visual communications students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 168 degrees in visual communications to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Visual Communications School

Best Visual Communications Schools in the New England Region 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

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 the New England Region 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 the New England Region

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 New England Region Schools in Graphic Arts

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
55 Graphic Arts Degrees Awarded

Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in visual communications. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a small public college located in the large city of Boston.

There were about 55 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at Massachusetts College of Art and Design in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in visual communications from Massachusetts College of Art and Design

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MA

Any student who is interested in visual communications needs to look into Northeastern University. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #59 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.

There were approximately 2 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in visual communications from Northeastern University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MA

It is hard to beat University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth if you wish to pursue a degree in visual communications. Located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 41st out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 15 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at UMass Dartmouth in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in visual communications from University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CT
34 Graphic Arts Degrees Awarded

Central Connecticut State University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in visual communications. CCSU is a moderately-sized public university located in the suburb of New Britain. This university ranks 7th out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were roughly 34 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at CCSU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in visual communications from Central Connecticut State University

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Bennington College
Bennington, VT

Every student who is interested in visual communications needs to take a look at Bennington College. Located in the town of Bennington, Bennington is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #456 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Bennington is a great college overall.More information about a degree in visual communications from Bennington College

Best Visual Communications Colleges by State

Explore the best visual communications schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 854 103
Connecticut 538 35
New Hampshire 395 6
Vermont 352 23

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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 890
Illustration 267
Game & Interactive Media Design 172
Commercial & Advertising Art 147
Interior Design 114
Industrial Design 76
Fashion Design 66
Other Design & Applied Arts 45
Commercial Photography 7

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