2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Visual Communications is the 154th most popular major in the country with 6,039 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,496 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 445 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,436 and $23,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 22 colleges that offered a degree in visual communications. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their visual communications program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree graphic arts students.
Top 22 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Visual Communications in the Southeast Region
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, AI Miami International University of Art and Design landed the #1 spot on the list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s graphic arts degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Visual Communications at AI Miami International University of Art and Design
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Maryville College landed the #2 spot on the list. Maryville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s graphic arts degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Visual Communications at Maryville College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Radford University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Radford, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s graphic arts degrees to 23 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Radford University Visual Communications Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Savannah College of Art and Design. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Savannah College of Art and Design is located in Savannah, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 42 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Visual Communications at Savannah College of Art and Design
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University New Orleans landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s graphic arts students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Loyola University New Orleans Visual Communications Report
Belmont University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s graphic arts students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Visual Communications at Belmont
West Virginia University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Visual Communications at West Virginia University
Marymount University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Arlington, Virginia, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Visual Communications at Marymount
Mars Hill University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Mars Hill University is a small school located in Mars Hill, North Carolina that handed out 0 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Visual Communications at Mars Hill
Winthrop University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Rock Hill, South Carolina, this small public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s graphic arts students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Winthrop University Visual Communications Report
With a ranking of #11, Full Sail University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Full Sail University is a private for-profit institution located in Winter Park, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Visual Communications at Full Sail University
Bellarmine University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s graphic arts degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Visual Communications at Bellarmine University
West Liberty University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. West Liberty University is a small school located in West Liberty, West Virginia that handed out 1 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Visual Communications at West Liberty University
Auburn University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 41 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Visual Communications at Auburn University
Northern Kentucky University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Northern Kentucky University Visual Communications Report
The University of Tampa ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. The University of Tampa is a fairly large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 20 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full UT Visual Communications Report
University of Arkansas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. University of Arkansas is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 31 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Arkansas Visual Communications Report
Liberty University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 71 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Visual Communications at Liberty University
North Carolina State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. North Carolina State University is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 20 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Visual Communications at NC State
Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Tulane is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 12 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Tulane Visual Communications Report
With a ranking of #21, Middle Georgia State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Macon, Georgia, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s graphic arts students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Visual Communications at Middle Georgia State University
With a ranking of #21, Barton College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Barton College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wilson, North Carolina. It awarded 0 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Visual Communications at Barton College
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.
