2025 Best Graphic Communications Schools in the Southwest Region
6Colleges in the Southwest Region
999Graphic Communication Degrees Awarded
$27,929Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in graphic communications, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #122 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 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Graphic Communications Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 999 degrees in graphic communications annually.
Your choice of graphic communications school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Graphic Communications School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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.
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 Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Graphic Communications in the Southwest Region
The schools below may not offer all types of graphic communication degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Southwest Region Schools in Graphic Communication
Every student who is interested in graphic communications needs to take a look at Arizona State University - Tempe. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #108 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were approximately 94 graphic communications students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the graphic communication program make an average of $29,305 in the first couple years of working.
Every student pursuing a degree in graphic communications has to look into Houston Community College. Houston Community College is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Houston. This college ranks 17th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 110 graphic communications students who graduated with this degree at Houston Community College in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, graphic communication degree recipients generally make about $16,155 in their early careers.
Tarrant County College District is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in graphic communications. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #272 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Tarrant County College is a great college overall.
There were about 40 graphic communications students who graduated with this degree at Tarrant County College in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat El Centro College if you wish to pursue a degree in graphic communications. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #281 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means El Centro College is a great college overall.
There were about 73 graphic communications students who graduated with this degree at El Centro College in the most recent data year.
SHSU is a very large public university located in the distant town of Huntsville. This university ranks 18th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 53 graphic communications students who graduated with this degree at SHSU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 24 schools for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were approximately 43 graphic communications students who graduated with this degree at NMSU Main Campus in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the graphic communication program earn around $24,115 in the first couple years of working.
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).
Your choice of graphic communications school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Graphic Communications School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
