2022 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s in California 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 California, there were 1,552 graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,363 and $39,116 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 133 graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s in California 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the graphic communications program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. 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 Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree graphic communication students with aid.

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

#1

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California

#1 in overall quality

$27,688 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$41,349 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Academy of Art University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid list. Located in San Francisco, California, this medium-sized private for-profit school awarded 99 diplomas to qualified masters’s graphic communication students in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Graphic Communications Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688.

Read more about Graphic Communications at Academy of Art University

#2

California College of the Arts

San Francisco, California

#2 in overall quality

$53,795 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$31,305 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, California College of the Arts landed the #2 spot on the list. California College of the Arts is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

California College of the Arts also took the #2 spot in our “Best Graphic Communications Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California College of the Arts are $53,795, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Graphic Communications at California College of the Arts

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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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