by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 18 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for visual communications students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 645 bachelor's degrees in visual communications during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Your choice of visual communications for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality graphic arts program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for visual communications students working on their bachelor's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Visual Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in visual communications.
Carnegie Mellon University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in visual communications. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in visual communications from Carnegie Mellon University
It is hard to beat University of Pennsylvania if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in visual communications. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in visual communications from University of Pennsylvania
Pratt Institute - Main is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in visual communications. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Pratt Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in visual communications from Pratt Institute - Main
Syracuse University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in visual communications. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.More information about a bachelor’s in visual communications from Syracuse University
GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.More information about a bachelor’s in visual communications from George Washington University
UD is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Newark.More information about a bachelor’s in visual communications from University of Delaware
Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public university located in the city of New Brunswick.More information about a bachelor’s in visual communications from Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Located in the suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in visual communications from University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in visual communications from Kean University
Stevenson is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Owings Mills.More information about a bachelor’s in visual communications from Stevenson University
Explore the best visual communications schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 707 | 333 |
| Pennsylvania | 698 | 117 |
| Maryland | 370 | 62 |
| New Jersey | 351 | 117 |
| District of Columbia | 226 | 1 |
| Delaware | 224 | 15 |
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 | 888 |
| Fashion Design | 789 |
| Illustration | 569 |
| Interior Design | 423 |
| Industrial Design | 301 |
| Commercial & Advertising Art | 238 |
| Other Design & Applied Arts | 179 |
| Game & Interactive Media Design | 109 |
| Commercial Photography | 40 |
