2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Graphic Design in the Middle Atlantic Region

A master's degree in graphic design is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #361 out of 1095 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of graphic design. Combined, these schools handed out 63 master's degrees in graphic design to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Graphic Design School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in graphic design matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Graphic Design in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of graphic design students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Graphic Design Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for graphic design.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Graphic Design in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for graphic design students seeking a a master's degree.

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

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Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore, MD

50 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MD

#1 Best Quality In MD

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in graphic design has to look into Maryland Institute College of Art. Located in the city of Baltimore, MICA is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in graphic design in Maryland.

There were approximately 50 graphic design individuals who graduated with this degree at MICA in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in graphic design from Maryland Institute College of Art

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In PA

#2 Best Quality In PA

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in graphic design has to check out Temple University. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in graphic design in Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 7 graphic design individuals who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in graphic design from Temple University

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Marywood University
Scranton, PA

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In PA

#1 Best Quality In PA

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in graphic design has to take a look at Marywood University. Located in the city of Scranton, Marywood is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in graphic design in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 6 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at Marywood in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in graphic design from Marywood University

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University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

#1 Most Popular In NY

University at Buffalo is a popular choice for students interested in a master's degree in graphic design. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a master’s in graphic design from University at Buffalo

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Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY

#1 Most Popular In NY

Rochester Institute of Technology is a popular choice for students pursuing a master's degree in graphic design. RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester. More information about a master’s in graphic design from Rochester Institute of Technology

Best Graphic Design Colleges by State

Explore the most popular graphic design colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	667	7
Pennsylvania	586	8
Maryland	342	37

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Rankings in Majors Related to Graphic Design

Graphic Design is one of 9 different types of Design & Applied Arts programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Interior Design	154
Other Design & Applied Arts	127
Visual Communications	120
Illustration	80
Industrial Design	64
Fashion Design	62
Game & Interactive Media Design	18
Commercial & Advertising Art	3

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.