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2025 Best Visual Communications Schools in Missouri

3 Colleges in Missouri
112 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 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Visual Communications Schools in Missouri ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 112 degrees in visual communications to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Visual Communications School

Best Visual Communications Schools in Missouri 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

Bachelor's Degrees in Graphic Arts

The graphic arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Visual Communications Schools in Missouri. 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 Missouri

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 Missouri Schools in Graphic Arts

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MO
60 Graphic Arts Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in visual communications needs to look into Washington University in St Louis. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.

There were roughly 60 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in visual communications from Washington University in St Louis

2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MO

Maryville University of Saint Louis is a great decision for students interested in a degree in visual communications. Maryville U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis. This university ranks 7th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were about 8 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at Maryville U in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in visual communications from Maryville University of Saint Louis

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MO
43 Graphic Arts Degrees Awarded

Missouri State University - Springfield is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in visual communications. Missouri State is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Springfield. This university ranks 10th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were about 43 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in visual communications from Missouri State University - Springfield

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
Minnesota 742 48
Iowa 648 62
Kansas 599 71

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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 159
Commercial & Advertising Art 77
Interior Design 70
Game & Interactive Media Design 40
Illustration 33
Other Design & Applied Arts 12
Fashion Design 7
Industrial Design 1

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