2022 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 639 people earned their degree in general graphic communications, making the major the 616th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 117 general graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 29 general graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general graphic communications. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general graphic communications programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general graphic communications program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree graphic communication students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Graphic Communications (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$19,080 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Normal, Illinois, this large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s graphic communication students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree graphic communication students whose families make $48-$75k list, Illinois State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Graphic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $19,080 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree graphic communication students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Illinois State University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Graphic Communications at Illinois State University

#2

Carroll University

Waukesha, Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

$21,563 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carroll University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s graphic communication degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree graphic communication students whose families make $48-$75k list, Carroll U has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Graphic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $21,563 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree graphic communication students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Carroll U.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Graphic Communications at Carroll University

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Graphic Communications (Income $48-$75k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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