2025 Best Graphic Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan

a bachelor's degree in graphic communications is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #99 out of 363 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for graphic communications students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 122 bachelor's degrees in graphic communications to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 complete 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The graphic communication school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Graphic Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Graphic Communications in Michigan

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in graphic communications.

Top Michigan Schools for a Bachelor's in Graphic Communication

1

Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI

62 Annual Graduates

$30,059 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Ferris State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in graphic communications. Ferris is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Big Rapids.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the graphic communication program earn about $30,059 in their early career salary.

More information about a bachelor’s in graphic communications from Ferris State University

2

College for Creative Studies
Detroit, MI

53 Annual Graduates

$20,720 Median Starting Salary

$89,075 Median Student Debt

College for Creative Studies is a good option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in graphic communications. CCS is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Detroit.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the graphic communication program earn an average of $20,720 in their early career salary.

More information about a bachelor’s in graphic communications from College for Creative Studies

Best Graphic Communications Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Graphic Communications Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	252	115
Illinois	241	235
Indiana	235	18
Wisconsin	213	40

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Graphic Communications Related Rankings by Major

Graphic Communications is one of 3 different types of Communications Technologies & Support programs to choose from.

Graphic Communication Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects	118
Printing Management	4

Majors Similar to Graphic Communication

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Audiovisual Communications	24
Communications Technology	10

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Auburn University College of Architecture, Design and Construction. More about our data sources and methodologies.