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2025 Best Visual Communications Schools in New York

6 Colleges in New York
381 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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Visual Communications Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 381 degrees in visual communications annually.

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Choosing a Great Visual Communications School

Best Visual Communications Schools in New York 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

Bachelor's Degrees in Graphic Arts
Master'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 New York 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 New York

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 New York Schools in Graphic Arts

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY
35 Graphic Arts Degrees Awarded

Syracuse University is a great option for students interested in a degree in visual communications. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Syracuse. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.

There were about 35 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in visual communications from Syracuse University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
66 Graphic Arts Degrees Awarded

Pratt Institute - Main is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in visual communications. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Pratt Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

There were approximately 66 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at Pratt Institute in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in visual communications from Pratt Institute - Main

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LIM College
New York, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NY

It is difficult to beat LIM College if you want to pursue a degree in visual communications. Located in the city of New York, LIM is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

There were roughly 20 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at LIM in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in visual communications from LIM College

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Nazareth College
Rochester, NY

Nazareth College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in visual communications. Nazareth is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Rochester. A Best Colleges rank of #1007 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Nazareth is a great college overall.More information about a degree in visual communications from Nazareth College

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY
43 Graphic Arts Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of Farmingdale, SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 107th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 43 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in visual communications from Farmingdale State College

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
145 Graphic Arts Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Brooklyn, City Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 118th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 145 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at City Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in visual communications from New York City College of Technology

Best Visual Communications Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 978 144
Maryland 618 110
New Jersey 614 117
District of Columbia 441 5
Delaware 345 15

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fashion Design 1,087
Illustration 717
Interior Design 603
Graphic Design 557
Commercial & Advertising Art 414
Industrial Design 275
Commercial Photography 122
Game & Interactive Media Design 109
Other Design & Applied Arts 104

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