by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Graphic Arts Major in Illinois” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Visual Communications is the 154th most popular major in the country with 5,765 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Illinois, there were 100 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Graphic Arts Major in Illinois” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in visual communications. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in visual communications.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Graphic Arts Major in Illinois”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of DuPage. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Graphic Arts Major in Illinois. COD is a public institution located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Graphic Arts Major in Illinois. This fairly large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 16 ’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola University Chicago. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Graphic Arts Major in Illinois. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified ’s graphic arts students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Elmhurst University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Graphic Arts Major in Illinois. Elmhurst University is located in Elmhurst, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Graphic Arts Major in Illinois. Northwestern University is located in Evanston, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
DePaul University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Graphic Arts Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #6. DePaul University is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 5 ’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Eureka College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Graphic Arts Major in Illinois ranking. This small school is located in Eureka, Illinois, and it awarded 5 ’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Triton College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Graphic Arts Major in Illinois list. Triton College is a medium-sized public school situated in River Grove, Illinois. It awarded 7 ’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Black Hawk College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Graphic Arts Major in Illinois list. This small school is located in Moline, Illinois, and it awarded 4 ’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Lewis University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Graphic Arts Major in Illinois ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Romeoville, Illinois, and it awarded 3 ’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Graphic Arts Major in Illinois ranking. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 1 ’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Graphic Arts Major in Illinois ranking. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 0 ’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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