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2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
53 Degrees Awarded
$33,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Visual Communications is the 161st most popular major in the country with 5,657 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 907 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 53 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in visual communications. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great visual communications programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the visual communications program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual Communications (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s graphic arts students in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also took the #3 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Northwestern Visual Communications Report

#2

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Notre Dame. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Notre Dame, Indiana. It awarded 2 masters’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Notre Dame, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Notre Dame are $57,522, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Notre Dame Visual Communications Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s graphic arts degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree graphic arts students whose families make $30-$48k list, IUPUI has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at IUPUI are $26,013, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Visual Communications at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

#4

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Ferris State University is a public institution located in Big Rapids, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ferris not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ferris are $7,908, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Visual Communications at Ferris State University

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. BGSU is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

BGSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus are $15,823, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Visual Communications at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Columbus College of Art and Design did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. CCAD is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CCAD also made our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbus College of Art and Design are $37,370, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Visual Communications at Columbus College of Art and Design

#7

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#7 in overall quality

DePaul University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. DePaul University is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 3 masters’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

DePaul not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul are $19,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Visual Communications at DePaul University

#8

College for Creative Studies

Detroit, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

College for Creative Studies landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This small school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 7 masters’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

CCS not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CCS are $49,655, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full CCS Visual Communications Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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