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2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Visual Communications in the Plains States Region

16 Colleges in the Plains States Region
238 Bachelor's Degrees
If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in visual communications, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #120 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 16 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the most popular for visual communications students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 238 bachelor's degrees in visual communications during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Visual Communications School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Visual Communications in the Plains States Region Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in graphic arts matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Visual Communications in the Plains States Region ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for visual communications, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for visual communications.

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Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for visual communications students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

10 Most Well Attended Schools for Graphic Arts Students Working on Their Bachelor's

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
78 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In KS
#1 Best Quality In KS

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Kansas if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in visual communications. KU is a very large public university located in the city of Lawrence. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in visual communications in Kansas.

There were about 78 visual communications individuals who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent data year.

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45 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In MO
#1 Best Quality In MO

Washington University in St Louis is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in visual communications. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in visual communications in Missouri.

There were about 45 visual communications individuals who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent year we have data available.

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36 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In IA
#1 Best Quality In IA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Iowa State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in visual communications. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in visual communications in Iowa.

There were about 36 visual communications individuals who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year.

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34 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In MO
#3 Best Quality In MO

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Missouri State University - Springfield if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in visual communications. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in visual communications in Missouri.

There were roughly 34 visual communications individuals who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent year we have data available.

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17 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In MN
#1 Best Quality In MN

Located in the remote town of Bemidji, Bemidji State University is a public university with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in visual communications in Minnesota.

There were approximately 17 visual communications individuals who graduated with this degree at Bemidji State University in the most recent year we have data available.

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12 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In IA

Graceland Lamoni is a small private not-for-profit university located in the remote area of Lamoni.

There were about 12 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at Graceland Lamoni in the most recent year we have data available.

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9 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#3 Most Popular In MO
#2 Best Quality In MO

Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in visual communications in Missouri.

There were about 9 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at Maryville U in the most recent data year.

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Luther College
Decorah, IA
3 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#3 Most Popular In IA
#2 Best Quality In IA

Luther is a small private not-for-profit college located in the remote town of Decorah. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in visual communications in Iowa. More information about a bachelor’s in visual communications from Luther College

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College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, MO
3 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#4 Most Popular In MO

Hard Work U is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Point Lookout.

There were about 3 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at Hard Work U in the most recent data year.

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Drury University
Springfield, MO
1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#5 Most Popular In MO
#4 Best Quality In MO

Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Drury University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in visual communications in Missouri.

There were approximately 1 visual communications individuals who graduated with this degree at Drury University in the most recent data year.

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Best Visual Communications Colleges by State

Explore the most popular visual communications colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Missouri 467 93
Minnesota 438 16
Iowa 396 53
Kansas 349 74

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One of 9 majors within the Design & Applied Arts area of study, Visual Communications has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Graphic Design 590
Interior Design 217
Commercial & Advertising Art 133
Industrial Design 74
Illustration 66
Fashion Design 34
Game & Interactive Media Design 31

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