2025 Best Visual Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia

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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for visual communications students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 105 bachelor's degrees in visual communications to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to visual communications students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of visual communications students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• 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 colleges for visual communications students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Virginia.

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 Virginia

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

Top Virginia Schools for a Bachelor's in Graphic Arts

1

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

71 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Liberty University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in visual communications. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in visual communications from Liberty University

2

Radford University
Radford, VA

29 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Radford University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in visual communications. Radford is a medium-sized public university located in the fringe town of Radford.More information about a bachelor’s in visual communications from Radford University

Best Visual Communications Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Visual Communications Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	55
Tennessee	460	34
North Carolina	453	24
Georgia	453	50
South Carolina	370	9
Kentucky	331	23
Alabama	320	40
Louisiana	306	18
Arkansas	294	27
West Virginia	223	76

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Visual Communications Related Rankings by Major

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

Majors Similar to Graphic Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Graphic Design	193
Illustration	131
Interior Design	101
Fashion Design	77
Other Design & Applied Arts	41
Industrial Design	37

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.