by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region” ranking.
Visual Communications is the 154th most popular major in the country with 6,039 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Plains States region, there were 396 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 264 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,724 and $22,887 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in visual communications. That schools that top this list have a program in visual communications in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The graphic arts 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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Luther College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Decorah, Iowa, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bemidji State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Bemidji, Minnesota, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Visual Communications at Bemidji State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Graceland University - Lamoni. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region. Graceland Lamoni is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lamoni, Iowa. It awarded 4 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Graceland University - Lamoni Visual Communications Report
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 74 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s graphic arts students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri State University - Springfield is a large public school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 43 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Visual Communications at Missouri State University - Springfield
With a ranking of #7, Iowa State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school awarded 41 degrees to qualified bachelors’s graphic arts students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s graphic arts degrees to 8 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Visual Communications at Maryville University of Saint Louis
With a ranking of #9, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 0 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Read full report on Visual Communications at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 0 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 Drury University - CCPS
Drury University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Drury University is a small school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 0 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
National American University - Rapid City landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. National American University - Rapid City is a private for-profit institution located in Rapid City, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 National American University - Rapid City
With a ranking of #10, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a fairly large public school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 0 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 University of Missouri - Kansas City
College of the Ozarks landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. College of the Ozarks is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Point Lookout, Missouri. It awarded 0 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Visual Communications at College of the Ozarks
Saint Ambrose University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. St. Ambrose University is located in Davenport, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Visual Communications at St. Ambrose University
Evangel University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s graphic arts degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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