2025 Best Graphic Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Ranked #84 in popularity, graphic design is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for graphic design students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 201 bachelor's degrees in graphic design during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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

Your choice of graphic design for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality graphic design program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

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 complete 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

The graphic design 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 Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

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

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in graphic design.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Bachelor's in Graphic Design

1

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

30 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat North Carolina State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in graphic design. NC State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Raleigh.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from North Carolina State University

2

Appalachian State University
Boone, NC

42 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in graphic design needs to look into Appalachian State University. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from Appalachian State University

3

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC

21 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in graphic design needs to check out University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from University of North Carolina at Charlotte

4

North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC

19 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in graphic design needs to take a look at North Carolina A & T State University. NC A&T is a large public university located in the large city of Greensboro.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from North Carolina A & T State University

Best Graphic Design Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	178
Tennessee	460	79
Georgia	453	34
Virginia	421	177
South Carolina	370	99
Kentucky	331	7
Alabama	320	18
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.

Most Popular Majors Related to Graphic Design

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Interior Design	196
Industrial Design	49
Game & Interactive Media Design	37
Visual Communications	30
Commercial Photography	30
Fashion Design	3
Other Design & Applied Arts	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.