2022 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 7,475 people earned their degree in graphic communications, making the major the 127th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, graphic communications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,819 and had an average of $28,832 in loans still to pay off.

Across Washington, there were 158 graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,000 and $27,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 51 graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,202 and $21,977 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in graphic communications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent graphic communications programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the graphic communications program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Graphic Communications in Washington (With Aid)

#1

Lake Washington Institute of Technology

Kirkland, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$7,713 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Washington Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Kirkland, Washington, this small public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s graphic communication students in 2019-2020.

LWTech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Graphic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lake Washington Institute of Technology is $7,713 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree Graphic Communication students with aid.

Read full report on Graphic Communications at LWTech

#2

DigiPen Institute of Technology

Redmond, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$39,022 Average Net Price

$29,685 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DigiPen Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid. Located in Redmond, Washington, this small private for-profit school awarded 43 degrees to qualified bachelors’s graphic communication students in 2019-2020.

Digipen did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Graphic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. The yearly cost to attend DigiPen Institute of Technology is $39,022 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree Graphic Communication students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Graphic Communications at Digipen

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• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Graphic Communications (With Aid)

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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