If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in graphic communications, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #99 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Graphic Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 60 bachelor's degrees in graphic communications during the 2022-2023 academic year.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on graphic communications students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - How many other graphic communications students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How much debt graphic communications students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized graphic communications related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for graphic communications students working on their bachelor's degree.
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 Graphic Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Graphic Communications in Minnesota
Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for graphic communications students seeking a a bachelor's degree.
Top Minnesota Schools for a Bachelor's in Graphic Communication
University of Minnesota - Duluth is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in graphic communications. Located in the city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.
Graphic Communications bachelor's degree recipients from University of Minnesota - Duluth receive an earnings boost of around $6,065 above the average income of graphic communications graduates.
Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in graphic communications needs to look into Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Located in the city of Minneapolis, MCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
After graduation, graphic communication bachelor's recipients generally make around $24,427 in the first five years of their career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
