2025 Best Visual Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in visual communications, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #115 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Visual Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 47 bachelor's degrees in visual communications during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on visual communications students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other visual communications students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized visual communications related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for visual communications students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Visual Communications Schools

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 the Best Visual Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Visual Communications in Illinois

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for visual communications students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Illinois Schools for a Bachelor's in Graphic Arts

1

Elmhurst University
Elmhurst, IL

18 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in visual communications has to check out Elmhurst University. Located in the large suburb of Elmhurst, Elmhurst is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in visual communications from Elmhurst University

2

Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL

22 Annual Graduates

Loyola University Chicago is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in visual communications. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in visual communications from Loyola University Chicago

Best Visual Communications Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Visual Communications Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	629	24
Ohio	612	126
Indiana	535	90
Wisconsin	435	23

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Rankings in Majors Related to Graphic Arts

Visual Communications is one of 9 different types of Design & Applied Arts programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Graphic Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Graphic Design	328
Game & Interactive Media Design	118
Fashion Design	75
Interior Design	64
Illustration	64
Industrial Design	22
Commercial & Advertising Art	17

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.