2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Graphic Design in California

Graphic Design is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #361 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Graphic Design in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 40 master's degrees in graphic design to qualified students.

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for graphic design.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Graphic Design in California

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in graphic design.

Most Well Attended Schools for Graphic Design Students Working on Their Master's

1

Art Center College of Design
Pasadena, CA

29 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Art Center College of Design is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in graphic design. Art Center College of Design is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Pasadena. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in graphic design in California. More information about a master’s in graphic design from Art Center College of Design

2

Otis College of Art and Design
Los Angeles, CA

11 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Otis College of Art and Design is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in graphic design. Otis College of Art and Design is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Los Angeles. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in graphic design in California. More information about a master’s in graphic design from Otis College of Art and Design

Best Graphic Design Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Graphic Design Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	408	0

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Graphic Design Related Rankings by Major

One of 9 majors within the Design & Applied Arts area of study, Graphic Design has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Graphic Design

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Illustration	56
Visual Communications	51
Fashion Design	46
Game & Interactive Media Design	36
Other Design & Applied Arts	12

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.