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2023 Most Popular Graphic Communications Schools in the Far Western US Region

6 Colleges
$32,721 Avg Salary
$31,437 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Graphic Communications Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Graphic Communications program at each school on the list.

Check out the graphic communication programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Academy of Art University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for graphic communications students. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Full Graphic Communications at Academy of Art University Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern California Institute of Architecture landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, SCI-Arc is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Full Graphic Communications at Southern California Institute of Architecture Report

#3

California College of the Arts

San Francisco, CA

The excellent programs at California College of the Arts helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best graphic communications schools in the Far Western US Region . California College of the Arts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California Institute of the Arts is a great place for graphic communications students. CalArts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Valencia.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DigiPen Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Graphic Communications Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Digipen is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Redmond.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for graphic communications students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Graphic Communications at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Report

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

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 6 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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