2023 Most Focused Colleges for Visual Communications in the Plains States 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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer 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 Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region graphic arts students.
Top 18 Most Focused Colleges for Visual Communications in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Luther College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region. Decorah, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s graphic arts degrees to 17 students in 2021-2022.
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 Luther
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bemidji State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Bemidji, Minnesota, and it awarded 17 ’s graphic arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 more about Visual Communications at Bemidji State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 101 ’s graphic arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Full Minneapolis Community and Technical College Visual Communications Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Graceland University - Lamoni. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Lamoni, Iowa, and it awarded 4 ’s graphic arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 Graceland University - Lamoni
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 83 ’s graphic arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Visual Communications at KU
With a ranking of #6, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 60 ’s graphic arts degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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 WUSTL
With a ranking of #7, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 43 ’s 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%.
Full Missouri State Visual Communications Report
Iowa State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 41 ’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Visual Communications at Iowa State
Maryville University of Saint Louis came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Maryville University of Saint Louis is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 ’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Full Maryville University of Saint Louis Visual Communications Report
Ridgewater College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. Ridgewater College is located in Willmar, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 ’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 Ridgewater College Visual Communications Report
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 0 ’s graphic arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Evangel University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified ’s graphic arts 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%.
Read more about Visual Communications at Evangel
Saint Ambrose University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #12. Davenport, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s graphic arts degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 St. Ambrose University
University of Missouri - Kansas City came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s graphic arts degrees to 0 students 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 full report on Visual Communications at UMKC
College of the Ozarks came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. College of the Ozarks is located in Point Lookout, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 ’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.
Full College of the Ozarks Visual Communications Report
National American University - Rapid City landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. National American University - Rapid City is located in Rapid City, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 ’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
Read more about Visual Communications at National American University - Rapid City
Drury University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 0 ’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 more about Visual Communications at Drury University
With a ranking of #12, Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Graphic Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies is a small school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 0 ’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%.
Read full report on Visual Communications at Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies
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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.
