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2025 Best Visual Communications Schools in Wisconsin

3 Colleges in Wisconsin
53 Graphic Arts Degrees Awarded
A degree in visual communications is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #154 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the best for visual communications students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 53 degrees in visual communications annually.

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Choosing a Great Visual Communications School

Best Visual Communications Schools in Wisconsin 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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for visual communications schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

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

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Visual Communications Schools in Wisconsin list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Visual Communications in Wisconsin

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the graphic arts degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Wisconsin Schools in Graphic Arts

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
21.4% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Madison Area Technical College if you wish to pursue a degree in visual communications. Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #223 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Madison College is a great college overall.More information about a degree in visual communications from Madison Area Technical College

2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in visual communications has to take a look at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.More information about a degree in visual communications from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Wisconsin - Green Bay is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in visual communications. UW - Green Bay is a fairly large public university located in the city of Green Bay. This university ranks 30th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.More information about a degree in visual communications from University of Wisconsin - Green Bay

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
Ohio 939 165
Michigan 915 30
Illinois 870 85
Indiana 737 168

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Graphic Design 332
Interior Design 161
Game & Interactive Media Design 81
Illustration 78
Industrial Design 51
Commercial Photography 25
Other Design & Applied Arts 9
Fashion Design 8

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