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2025 Best Visual Communications Schools in Ohio

5 Colleges in Ohio
364 Graphic Arts Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in visual communications, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #154 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for visual communications students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 364 degrees in visual communications to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Visual Communications School

Best Visual Communications Schools in Ohio The graphic arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Visual Communications rankings. We derive our Best Overall Visual Communications School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Visual Communications Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Graphic Arts
Bachelor's Degrees in Graphic Arts
Master's Degrees in Graphic Arts

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Visual Communications Schools in Ohio ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Visual Communications in Ohio

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the graphic arts degree levels they offer.

Top Ohio Schools in Graphic Arts

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
68 Graphic Arts Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat University of Cincinnati - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in visual communications. UC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Cincinnati. A Best Colleges rank of #137 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 68 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in visual communications from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In OH

It's hard to beat Ohio State University - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in visual communications. Ohio State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Columbus. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 14 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in visual communications from Ohio State University - Main Campus

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In OH

Every student who is interested in visual communications has to look into University of Dayton. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Dayton. This university ranks 8th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 18 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at UDayton in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in visual communications from University of Dayton

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OH
61 Graphic Arts Degrees Awarded

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in visual communications. BGSU is a large public university located in the fringe town of Bowling Green. This university ranks 18th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were roughly 61 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at BGSU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in visual communications from Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In OH
64.3% Growth in Graduates

AAC is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

There were approximately 14 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at AAC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in visual communications from Art Academy of Cincinnati

Best Visual Communications Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 915 30
Illinois 870 85
Indiana 737 168
Wisconsin 672 38

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Commercial & Advertising Art 383
Graphic Design 285
Fashion Design 246
Interior Design 178
Commercial Photography 171
Industrial Design 132
Illustration 102
Game & Interactive Media Design 72
Other Design & Applied Arts 27

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