2025 Best Visual Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

Ranked #115 in popularity, visual communications is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of visual communications. Combined, these schools handed out 46 bachelor's degrees in visual communications to qualified students.

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 colleges for visual communications students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Visual Communications Schools

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 Iowa ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in visual communications.

Top Iowa Schools for a Bachelor's in Graphic Arts

1

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

29 Annual Graduates

Iowa State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in visual communications. Iowa State is a very large public university located in the city of Ames.More information about a bachelor’s in visual communications from Iowa State University

2

Luther College
Decorah, IA

15 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Luther College if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in visual communications. Located in the town of Decorah, Luther is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in visual communications from Luther College

Best Visual Communications Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	475	94
Minnesota	446	25
Kansas	352	69

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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.

Most Popular Majors Related to Graphic Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Graphic Design	129
Interior Design	78
Industrial Design	62
Commercial & Advertising Art	41
Game & Interactive Media Design	4

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.