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2023 Best Value Graphic Communications Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$37,545 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,721 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Graphic Communications School for You

Graphic Communications is the #176 most popular major in the country with 460 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Graphic Communications Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for graphic communication students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Graphic Communications Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the graphic communication programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Graphic Communications

#1

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA
$25,424 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Academy of Art University to be the best value school for graphic communications students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Academy of Art University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Academy of Art University are $25,424 a year.

Full Graphic Communications at Academy of Art University Report

$34,900 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DigiPen Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Graphic Communications Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Digipen is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Redmond.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Digipen are $34,900 a year.

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#3

California College of the Arts

San Francisco, CA
$52,312 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California College of the Arts is a great value for graphic communications students. California College of the Arts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at California College of the Arts are $52,312 per year.

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Best Graphic Communications Colleges by State

Explore the best graphic communications colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 130
Washington 8

More Graphic Communications Rankings in the Far Western US Region

One of 3 majors within the area of study, graphic communications has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Audiovisual Communications 89
Communications Technology 21
Other Communication Technology 15

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Auburn University College of Architecture, Design and Construction.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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