Graphic Design

A program that prepares individuals to apply artistic and computer techniques to the interpretation of technical and commercial concepts. Includes instruction in computer-assisted art and design, printmaking, concepts sketching, technical drawing, color theory, imaging, studio technique, still and life modeling, multimedia applications, communication skills and commercial art business operations.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 569 institutions across the United States, with a total of 28335 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

1,544

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

1,885

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

5,545

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

162

degrees awarded

Other Awards

19,159

awards given

Top Schools for Graphic Design

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH	1,986
2	NUC University Bayamon, PR	618
3	Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn, NY	369
4	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	360
5	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA	348
6	Sierra College Rocklin, CA	296
7	Portland State University Portland, OR	285
8	Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ	267
9	Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA	261
10	Iowa State University Ames, IA	231
11	Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA	222
12	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	213
13	Rasmussen University-Florida Ocala, FL	213
14	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	210
15	Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL	210
16	Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI	207
17	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	204
18	Rio Hondo College Whittier, CA	197
19	Boston University Boston, MA	195
20	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	159
21	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	159
22	San Diego City College San Diego, CA	156
23	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	154
24	Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia, MS	150
25	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	147
26	California Baptist University Riverside, CA	144
27	University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI	144
28	Sessions College for Professional Design Tempe, AZ	142
29	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	141
30	Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston, MA	140
31	Los Angeles Film School Hollywood, CA	138
32	Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	135
33	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE	135
34	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	132
35	Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Milwaukee, WI	132
36	Hinds Community College Raymond, MS	132
37	Fashion Institute of Technology New York, NY	132
38	Bellevue University Bellevue, NE	132
39	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	129
40	Tulsa Technology Center Tulsa, OK	128
41	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	128
42	Appalachian State University Boone, NC	126
43	Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC	123
44	Dallas College Dallas, TX	120
45	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA	120
46	Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg, KY	118
47	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	117
48	Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland, OH	117
49	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA	117
50	Northeastern University Boston, MA	117
51	Washington State University Pullman, WA	116
52	City College of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	116
53	De Anza College Cupertino, CA	114
54	South Texas College McAllen, TX	111
55	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA	109
56	Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee, WI	109
57	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	108
58	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	108
59	Lamar Institute of Technology Beaumont, TX	106
60	State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	105
61	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	102
62	DePaul University Chicago, IL	99
63	Anne Arundel Community College Arnold, MD	99
64	Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA	99
65	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus Gurabo, PR	99
66	Madison Area Technical College Madison, WI	99
67	NorthWest Arkansas Community College Bentonville, AR	98
68	Tyler Junior College Tyler, TX	96
69	Riverside City College Riverside, CA	96
70	Mt San Antonio College Walnut, CA	95
71	Johnson County Community College Overland Park, KS	93
72	Fresno City College Fresno, CA	93
73	Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI	93
74	Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston, MS	93
75	Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI	92
76	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	90
77	University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK	87
78	Community College of Denver Denver, CO	87
79	Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill, CA	87
80	Community College of Vermont Montpelier, VT	84
81	The New School New York, NY	84
82	Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh, PA	83
83	Mt Hood Community College Gresham, OR	81
84	Flagler College Saint Augustine, FL	81
85	Saint Louis Community College Bridgeton, MO	81
86	University of the Arts Philadelphia, PA	81
87	Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire, WI	81
88	University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH	81
89	San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino, CA	80
90	County College of Morris Randolph, NJ	78
91	Champlain College Burlington, VT	78
92	Troy University Troy, AL	78
93	Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto, CA	78
94	Liceo de Arte y Tecnologia San Juan, PR	78
95	Monroe Community College Rochester, NY	75
96	Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	75
97	High Point University High Point, NC	75
98	Mesa Community College Mesa, AZ	75
99	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	75
100	Chapman University Orange, CA	75