2025 Best Graphic Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in graphic design, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #84 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Alabama to determine which ones were the best for graphic design students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 39 bachelor's degrees in graphic design to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on graphic design students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of graphic design students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized graphic design related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for graphic design students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Graphic Design Schools

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 Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Graphic Design in Alabama

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

Top Alabama Schools for a Bachelor's in Graphic Design

1

Samford University
Birmingham, AL

10 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Samford University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in graphic design. Located in the suburb of Birmingham, Samford is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from Samford University

2

Troy University
Troy, AL

26 Annual Graduates

Troy University is a great choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in graphic design. TROY is a large public university located in the remote town of Troy.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from Troy University

Best Graphic Design Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Graphic Design Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	178
Tennessee	460	79
North Carolina	453	179
Georgia	453	34
Virginia	421	177
South Carolina	370	99
Kentucky	331	7
Louisiana	306	13
Arkansas	294	61
Mississippi	275	19
West Virginia	223	13

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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.

Majors Similar to Graphic Design

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Interior Design	91
Visual Communications	49
Industrial Design	37
Other Design & Applied Arts	3
Game & Interactive Media Design	2

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.