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2025 Best Visual Communications Schools in Pennsylvania

5 Colleges in Pennsylvania
137 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.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of visual communications. Combined, these schools handed out 137 degrees in visual communications to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Visual Communications School

Best Visual Communications Schools in Pennsylvania Your choice of visual communications school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Visual Communications Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Graphic Arts
Bachelor's Degrees in Graphic Arts
Doctor'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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania

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 Pennsylvania Schools in Graphic Arts

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
46 Graphic Arts Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Carnegie Mellon University if you want to pursue a degree in visual communications. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.

There were about 46 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in visual communications from Carnegie Mellon University

2
UPenn crest
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In PA
66.7% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Pennsylvania if you wish to pursue a degree in visual communications. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were approximately 15 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA

Every student pursuing a degree in visual communications needs to take a look at Millersville University of Pennsylvania. Millersville is a moderately-sized public university located in the suburb of Millersville. This university ranks 53rd out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 16 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at Millersville in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in visual communications from Millersville University of Pennsylvania

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Robert Morris University
Moon Township, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA

Robert Morris University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in visual communications. Located in the suburb of Moon Township, RMU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 29th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 16 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at RMU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in visual communications from Robert Morris University

5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In PA

Located in the small city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 30th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 6 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at HACC in the most recent data year.

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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
New York 1,026 484
Maryland 618 110
New Jersey 614 117
District of Columbia 441 5
Delaware 345 15

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Graphic Design 397
Commercial & Advertising Art 142
Fashion Design 113
Other Design & Applied Arts 87
Interior Design 86
Illustration 81
Industrial Design 68
Game & Interactive Media Design 51
Commercial Photography 9

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