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Programs in Design and Visual Communications

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A program in the applied visual arts that focuses on the general principles and techniques for effectively communicating ideas and information, and packaging products, in digital and other formats to business and consumer audiences, and that may prepare individuals in any of the applied art media.

Top Schools For Design and Visual Communications Programs

Most Selective:
University of Pennsylvania

Least Selective:
IADT

Largest:
ITT Technical Institute

Smallest:
Cranbrook Academy of Art

Most Expensive:
Sanford-Brown College - Vienna

Least Expensive:
Folsom Lake College

Best Academics:
Duke University

Best Social Life:
Harding University

Most Diverse:
The New School

Hottest Guys:
Brigham Young University

Hottest Girls:
Brigham Young University

Smartest Guys:
University of Chicago

Smartest Girls:
University of Chicago

Are You Interested? School Name Tuition Size Degrees Granted Degrees Granted By Type
FIDM Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA		 $25,536 4,400 411 Associate (411)
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn, NY		 $36,790 3,180 319 Associate (17), Bachelor's (156),
Master's (146)
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ		 $20,596 54,277 233 Bachelor's (215), Master's (18)
American InterContinental - Online
Hoffman Estates, IL		 $11,700 21,756 181 Bachelor's (181)
University of Wisconsin - Stout
Menomonie, WI		 $15,566 7,931 167 Bachelor's (167)
University of California - Davis
Davis, CA		 $32,027 24,420 149 Bachelor's (149)
The New School
New York, NY		 $37,610 6,735 136 Bachelor's (65), Master's (71)
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH		 $17,012 14,565 115 Bachelor's (115)
Iowa State University
Ames, IA		 $17,871 22,521 111 Bachelor's (107), Master's (4)
California State University - Chico
Chico, CA		 $16,780 15,609 108 Bachelor's (108)
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Design and Visual Communications Statistics

Degree Type BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Certificate 250 4%
Associate 1,983 31%
Bachelor's 3,825 59%
Master's 441 7%
Doctoral 1 0%
Gender BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Male 2,952 45%
Female 3,681 55%
Racial BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Asian or Pacific Islander 428 7%
Black or African American 396 6%
Hispanic or Latino 663 10%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 47 1%
White (Non-Hispanic) 4,020 63%
Other/Unknown 854 13%
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