Design and Visual Communications, General

Liberal Arts • Visual And Performing Arts

What is it about?

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.

Numbers at a glance

106th
Popular nationwide
80
Search Rank on O's List
112
Colleges offer it
2,676
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
884
Women
1,792

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
University of California-Davis190
Utah Valley University114
CUNY New York City College of Technology110
California State University-Chico91
Texas State University86
University of Kansas74
San Francisco State University61
Kean University61
West Virginia University60
Farmingdale State College56
Average public university graduating class: 35 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Liberty University96
Brigham Young University-Provo88
Savannah College of Art and Design54
Washington University in St Louis46
Syracuse University36
Robert Morris University35
Otis College of Art and Design34
University of Notre Dame31
Carnegie Mellon University31
Pratt Institute-Main26
Average private university graduating class: 14 students.

O's Insights on Design and Visual Communications, General

  • Major has been increasing in popularity over the last 15 years.
  • 69% of graduates come from public universities.

Related Majors

Major Graduates Colleges
Graphic Design 4,674 282
Interior Design 2,445 139
Illustration 1,689 44
Fashion/Apparel Design 1,678 59
Industrial and Product Design 1,533 53
Game and Interactive Media Design 1,071 50
Commercial and Advertising Art 904 64
Design and Applied Arts, Other 546 33
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