Graphic Communications
7,191 students earn a graphic communications credential each year across 345 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.
- Typical earnings, 1 year out
- $25,358
- Typical earnings, 5 years out
- $49,604
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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 119 colleges by graduate earnings
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Baker CollegeOwosso, Michigan—$74,3871 year out—$32,7142Art Center College of DesignPasadena, California79$67,0101 year out—$35,5933California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California75$49,0291 year out$87,135$17,9614University of Wisconsin-StoutMenomonie, Wisconsin17$48,7441 year out$61,093$25,9375University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland64$46,5811 year out$73,041$26,0386Ringling College of Art and DesignSarasota, Florida124$44,0481 year out$74,421$27,0007Carroll UniversityWaukesha, Wisconsin18$40,8251 year out$55,027$27,0008New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, New Jersey18$39,1341 year out$51,686$25,8759Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah22$38,7251 year out$87,288—10Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, Ohio57$38,4891 year out$48,089$26,98111DigiPen Institute of TechnologyRedmond, Washington65$37,6051 year out$53,376$27,00012University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth, Minnesota11$36,5571 year out—$24,50013University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa10$36,4191 year out$49,336$21,07014University of Silicon ValleySan Jose, California26$33,7271 year out$56,685$31,00015Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York33$32,0441 year out$77,838$27,00016Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania20$31,7901 year out——17Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida26$30,7951 year out——18Pittsburg State UniversityPittsburg, Kansas40$30,2701 year out$43,447$25,50019Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, Michigan62$30,0591 year out$49,604$27,00020Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona92$29,3051 year out$54,254$18,96421Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona0$29,3051 year out$54,254$18,96422George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia80$29,1921 year out$61,613$23,00023Indian River State CollegeFort Pierce, Florida27$28,8741 year out$34,990$12,50024Academy of Art UniversitySan Francisco, California74$27,4811 year out$54,175$36,71725California College of the ArtsSan Francisco, California46$26,4811 year out$48,315$27,00026Columbia College ChicagoChicago, Illinois212$26,3091 year out$65,596$25,00027University of IdahoMoscow, Idaho18$25,8481 year out$49,983$26,95828University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California—$25,3581 year out—$20,71429Chowan UniversityMurfreesboro, North Carolina2$25,3011 year out——30Bradley UniversityPeoria, Illinois17$24,9411 year out$58,232$27,00031Morgan State UniversityBaltimore, Maryland20$24,8431 year out—$31,00032Minneapolis College of Art and DesignMinneapolis, Minnesota24$24,4271 year out$41,878$27,00033New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico30$24,1151 year out—$22,50034Savannah College of Art and DesignSavannah, Georgia524$23,4511 year out$49,365$26,74835Rocky Mountain College of Art and DesignLakewood, Colorado46$23,2471 year out—$32,98236Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, Michigan0$22,7951 year out$47,299$27,04737School of Visual ArtsNew York, New York76$22,4781 year out$35,236$27,00038SUNY College of Technology at AlfredAlfred, New York26$21,3731 year out$36,674$27,00039East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, Tennessee49$20,8021 year out$37,167$24,21740College for Creative StudiesDetroit, Michigan53$20,7201 year out$42,209$27,00041Columbus College of Art & DesignColumbus, Ohio52$20,1101 year out$37,010$27,00042Pratt Institute-MainBrooklyn, New York56$20,0481 year out$53,693$26,72443Cleveland Institute of ArtCleveland, Ohio19$19,4091 year out—$27,00044DePaul UniversityChicago, Illinois58$19,1781 year out$50,382$25,86445SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillCobleskill, New York—$19,1201 year out——46Laguna College of Art and DesignLaguna Beach, California26$17,9411 year out$62,659$27,00047Kansas City Art InstituteKansas City, Missouri25$17,8521 year out$38,437$27,00048Webster UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri18$17,5931 year out$30,759—49Lynn UniversityBoca Raton, Florida12$17,0991 year out—$35,50350University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii56$16,5561 year out$34,302$23,25051Huntington UniversityHuntington, Indiana10$16,5221 year out$28,856$27,00052Regent UniversityVirginia Beach, Virginia18$16,2801 year out$37,868$26,00053Los Angeles Film SchoolHollywood, California85$15,5291 year out—$33,25054Atlantic UniversityGuaynabo, Puerto Rico27$15,3971 year out—$5,44055Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York, New York21$12,2611 year out—$19,87556Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas53—1 year out$38,401$28,34257University of Hawaii-West OahuKapolei, Hawaii47—1 year out——58Clark UniversityWorcester, Massachusetts47—1 year out——59Chapman UniversityOrange, California45—1 year out——60Maryland Institute College of ArtBaltimore, Maryland41—1 year out——61University of BaltimoreBaltimore, Maryland40—1 year out——62California Institute of the ArtsValencia, California35—1 year out——63Woodbury UniversityBurbank, California24—1 year out——64University of Puerto Rico-CarolinaCarolina, Puerto Rico24—1 year out$24,303—65University of the Incarnate WordSan Antonio, Texas21—1 year out——66Shawnee State UniversityPortsmouth, Ohio20—1 year out——67Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyKirkland, Washington17—1 year out——68Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Tennessee16—1 year out—$22,07769Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead, Minnesota15—1 year out——70Missouri Western State UniversitySaint Joseph, Missouri15—1 year out——71Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California14—1 year out$63,611—72Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand Junction, Colorado14—1 year out——73Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois14—1 year out$56,462—74Maine College of Art & DesignPortland, Maine14—1 year out——75Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa, California12—1 year out——76Montserrat College of ArtBeverly, Massachusetts12—1 year out——77California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California11—1 year out——78University of Northwestern-St PaulSaint Paul, Minnesota10—1 year out——79Point Park UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania10—1 year out——80University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin10—1 year out——81The University of TampaTampa, Florida9—1 year out——82Villa Maria CollegeBuffalo, New York9—1 year out——83Universidad del Sagrado CorazonSanturce, Puerto Rico9—1 year out——84Laurus CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California9—1 year out——85Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina8—1 year out——86Lawrence Technological UniversitySouthfield, Michigan7—1 year out——87New York UniversityNew York, New York7—1 year out——88Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York7—1 year out——89Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, Illinois5—1 year out——90North Central CollegeNaperville, Illinois5—1 year out——91Stephens CollegeColumbia, Missouri5—1 year out——92Bennington CollegeBennington, Vermont5—1 year out——93Newschool of Architecture and DesignSan Diego, California4—1 year out——94Buena Vista UniversityStorm Lake, Iowa4—1 year out——95Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, New York4—1 year out——96Chatham UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania4—1 year out——97University of CharlestonCharleston, West Virginia4—1 year out——98Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts3—1 year out——99Drury UniversitySpringfield, Missouri3—1 year out——100Southern Nazarene UniversityBethany, Oklahoma3—1 year out——
Associate programs — top 100 of 166 colleges by graduate earnings
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas—$32,6571 year out$42,691$11,6262Hawkeye Community CollegeWaterloo, Iowa8$29,6821 year out——3Thaddeus Stevens College of TechnologyLancaster, Pennsylvania17$26,8701 year out$28,781$8,6254Ozarks Technical Community CollegeSpringfield, Missouri24$26,4361 year out$25,483$19,5005Pikes Peak State CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado34$25,5961 year out——6Front Range Community CollegeWestminster, Colorado42$24,9891 year out$46,264$13,2757Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah66$23,9321 year out—$11,3758CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York, New York77$23,3191 year out——9Orange County Community CollegeMiddletown, New York13$22,1811 year out$25,954—10Middlesex CollegeEdison, New Jersey58$20,4831 year out$35,271$8,52511Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas44$16,1551 year out$39,213—12Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida49$12,4481 year out——13CUNY Hostos Community CollegeBronx, New York18$10,3091 year out——14Columbus State Community CollegeColumbus, Ohio54—1 year out——15Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas45—1 year out——16Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeGreen Bay, Wisconsin38—1 year out$35,881—17Southern Maine Community CollegeSouth Portland, Maine37—1 year out——18College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California34—1 year out——19Sierra CollegeRocklin, California27—1 year out——20Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyKirkland, Washington27—1 year out——21Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, California22—1 year out——22Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California22—1 year out——23Southeast Technical CollegeSioux Falls, South Dakota21—1 year out$40,587—24Northwest Vista CollegeSan Antonio, Texas21—1 year out——25Kalamazoo Valley Community CollegeKalamazoo, Michigan20—1 year out——26Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California19—1 year out——27Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California18—1 year out——28Passaic County Community CollegePaterson, New Jersey18—1 year out——29Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin18—1 year out$31,959—30Chabot CollegeHayward, California17—1 year out——31De Anza CollegeCupertino, California17—1 year out——32Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, California17—1 year out——33Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California17—1 year out——34College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, Illinois17—1 year out——35Johnson County Community CollegeOverland Park, Kansas17—1 year out——36Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California16—1 year out——37Kansas City Kansas Community CollegeKansas City, Kansas16—1 year out——38Rowan College at Burlington CountyMount Laurel, New Jersey16—1 year out——39Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston-Salem, North Carolina16—1 year out——40Tarrant County College DistrictFort Worth, Texas16—1 year out——41Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet, Illinois15—1 year out——42Lewis and Clark Community CollegeGodfrey, Illinois15—1 year out——43Camden County CollegeBlackwood, New Jersey15—1 year out——44Los Angeles Mission CollegeSylmar, California13—1 year out——45Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California13—1 year out——46Lane Community CollegeEugene, Oregon13—1 year out——47Canada CollegeRedwood City, California12—1 year out——48Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California12—1 year out——49San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California12—1 year out——50Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, Michigan12—1 year out—$11,67851York County Community CollegeWells, Maine12—1 year out$32,847—52Norco CollegeNorco, California12—1 year out——53Coastal Alabama Community CollegeBay Minette, Alabama11—1 year out——54Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California11—1 year out——55Lewis-Clark State CollegeLewiston, Idaho11—1 year out——56Shoreline CollegeShoreline, Washington11—1 year out——57American River CollegeSacramento, California10—1 year out——58Crafton Hills CollegeYucaipa, California10—1 year out——59Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California10—1 year out——60College of San MateoSan Mateo, California10—1 year out——61Aims Community CollegeGreeley, Colorado10—1 year out——62Kapiolani Community CollegeHonolulu, Hawaii10—1 year out——63University of Hawaii Maui CollegeKahului, Hawaii10—1 year out——64Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, Iowa10—1 year out——65Butler Community CollegeEl Dorado, Kansas10—1 year out——66Brookdale Community CollegeLincroft, New Jersey10—1 year out——67SUNY College of Technology at AlfredAlfred, New York10—1 year out——68Whatcom Community CollegeBellingham, Washington10—1 year out——69Southwestern Illinois CollegeBelleville, Illinois9—1 year out——70Somerset Community CollegeSomerset, Kentucky9—1 year out——71Niagara County Community CollegeSanborn, New York9—1 year out——72Lehigh Carbon Community CollegeSchnecksville, Pennsylvania9—1 year out——73Northcentral Technical CollegeWausau, Wisconsin9—1 year out$39,904—74Hawaii Community CollegeHilo, Hawaii9—1 year out——75Academy of Art UniversitySan Francisco, California8—1 year out——76Gavilan CollegeGilroy, California8—1 year out——77Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California8—1 year out——78Rock Valley CollegeRockford, Illinois8—1 year out——79Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar Rapids, Iowa8—1 year out——80West Kentucky Community and Technical CollegePaducah, Kentucky8—1 year out——81Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, California7—1 year out——82Merced CollegeMerced, California7—1 year out——83Berkeley City CollegeBerkeley, California7—1 year out——84Iowa Central Community CollegeFort Dodge, Iowa7—1 year out——85Southeastern Community CollegeWest Burlington, Iowa7—1 year out——86New Mexico State University-Dona AnaLas Cruces, New Mexico7—1 year out$25,413—87Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte, North Carolina7—1 year out——88West Virginia University at ParkersburgParkersburg, West Virginia7—1 year out——89Laurus CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California7—1 year out——90H Councill Trenholm State Community CollegeMontgomery, Alabama6—1 year out——91Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California6—1 year out——92Kauai Community CollegeLihue, Hawaii6—1 year out——93Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeSioux City, Iowa6—1 year out$36,284—94Flint Hills Technical CollegeEmporia, Kansas6—1 year out——95Springfield Technical Community CollegeSpringfield, Massachusetts6—1 year out——96Lansing Community CollegeLansing, Michigan6—1 year out——97Central Texas CollegeKilleen, Texas6—1 year out——98Clover Park Technical CollegeLakewood, Washington6—1 year out——99Arkansas State University-Mountain HomeMountain Home, Arkansas6—1 year out——100Bishop State Community CollegeMobile, Alabama5—1 year out——
Certificate programs — top 100 of 164 colleges by graduate earnings
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1GnomonNorth Hollywood, California—$75,2261 year out—$28,3322Front Range Community CollegeWestminster, Colorado100$25,7021 year out—$11,2503Michigan Career and Technical InstitutePlainwell, Michigan12$14,8621 year out——4Colegio de Cinematografia Artes y TelevisionBayamon, Puerto Rico15$10,9011 year out$35,039—5Pikes Peak State CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado71—1 year out——6Columbus State Community CollegeColumbus, Ohio56—1 year out——7Tulsa Technology CenterTulsa, Oklahoma55—1 year out——8Francis Tuttle Technology CenterOklahoma City, Oklahoma52—1 year out——9Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California50—1 year out——10Northeast Technology CenterPryor, Oklahoma50—1 year out——11Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas44—1 year out——12Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah43—1 year out——13Somerset Community CollegeSomerset, Kentucky39—1 year out——14Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, California37—1 year out——15Indian Capital Technology Center-MuskogeeMuskogee, Oklahoma34—1 year out——16Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California33—1 year out——17Lewis and Clark Community CollegeGodfrey, Illinois31—1 year out——18Coastline Community CollegeFountain Valley, California30—1 year out——19Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California30—1 year out——20Northwest Vista CollegeSan Antonio, Texas28—1 year out——21City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California27—1 year out——22Cerro Coso Community CollegeRidgecrest, California26—1 year out——23West Kentucky Community and Technical CollegePaducah, Kentucky25—1 year out——24Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California24—1 year out——25Central Texas CollegeKilleen, Texas24—1 year out——26Charlotte Technical CollegePort Charlotte, Florida23—1 year out——27Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California22—1 year out——28Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California22—1 year out——29Victor Valley CollegeVictorville, California22—1 year out——30Tarrant County College DistrictFort Worth, Texas21—1 year out——31Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, California20—1 year out——32Northcentral Technical CollegeWausau, Wisconsin20—1 year out——33Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlesterMcAlester, Oklahoma20—1 year out——34Sessions CollegeTempe, Arizona20—1 year out——35Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas19—1 year out——36Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California18—1 year out——37City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington CollegeChicago, Illinois18—1 year out——38Danville Community CollegeDanville, Virginia18—1 year out——39Osceola Technical CollegeKissimmee, Florida18—1 year out——40Aims Community CollegeGreeley, Colorado17—1 year out——41Madison Area Technical CollegeMadison, Wisconsin17—1 year out——42Southwestern Illinois CollegeBelleville, Illinois16—1 year out——43Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet, Illinois16—1 year out——44Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos Hills, Illinois16—1 year out——45North Iowa Area Community CollegeMason City, Iowa16—1 year out——46Lane Community CollegeEugene, Oregon16—1 year out——47Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California15—1 year out——48Los Angeles Mission CollegeSylmar, California14—1 year out——49M-DCPS The English CenterMiami, Florida14—1 year out——50Norco CollegeNorco, California14—1 year out——51Sierra CollegeRocklin, California13—1 year out——52William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine, Illinois13—1 year out——53Great Plains Technology CenterLawton, Oklahoma13—1 year out——54H Councill Trenholm State Community CollegeMontgomery, Alabama12—1 year out——55Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California12—1 year out——56Canadian Valley Technology CenterEl Reno, Oklahoma12—1 year out——57Phillips Community College of the University of ArkansasHelena, Arkansas11—1 year out——58Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, California11—1 year out——59Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California11—1 year out——60Suncoast Technical CollegeSarasota, Florida11—1 year out——61Utah Tech UniversitySaint George, Utah11—1 year out——62College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California10—1 year out——63Palo Verde CollegeBlythe, California10—1 year out——64West Valley CollegeSaratoga, California10—1 year out——65Traviss Technical CollegeLakeland, Florida10—1 year out——66Cape Coral Technical CollegeCape Coral, Florida10—1 year out——67Chabot CollegeHayward, California9—1 year out——68Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeLos Angeles, California9—1 year out——69Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, California9—1 year out——70Orange Technical College-South CampusOrlando, Florida9—1 year out——71Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeSioux City, Iowa9—1 year out——72Wichita State UniversityWichita, Kansas9—1 year out——73Jackson CollegeJackson, Michigan9—1 year out——74Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston-Salem, North Carolina9—1 year out——75Canada CollegeRedwood City, California8—1 year out——76Berkeley City CollegeBerkeley, California8—1 year out——77Morgan Community CollegeFort Morgan, Colorado8—1 year out——78Montgomery CollegeRockville, Maryland8—1 year out——79Pontotoc Technology CenterAda, Oklahoma8—1 year out——80Portland Community CollegePortland, Oregon8—1 year out——81Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeGreen Bay, Wisconsin8—1 year out$37,089—82Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California7—1 year out——83Manatee Technical CollegeBradenton, Florida7—1 year out——84Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, Iowa7—1 year out$41,575—85Lee CollegeBaytown, Texas7—1 year out——86Western Technology CenterBurns Flat, Oklahoma7—1 year out——87Central Georgia Technical CollegeWarner Robins, Georgia7—1 year out——88Coastal Alabama Community CollegeBay Minette, Alabama6—1 year out——89American River CollegeSacramento, California6—1 year out——90Cypress CollegeCypress, California6—1 year out——91San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, California6—1 year out——92Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California6—1 year out——93William T McFatter Technical CollegeDavie, Florida6—1 year out——94Chattahoochee Technical CollegeMarietta, Georgia6—1 year out——95Illinois Central CollegeEast Peoria, Illinois6—1 year out——96Lake Land CollegeMattoon, Illinois6—1 year out——97Linn-Benton Community CollegeAlbany, Oregon6—1 year out——98Southwestern Oregon Community CollegeCoos Bay, Oregon6—1 year out——99Shoreline CollegeShoreline, Washington6—1 year out——100Meridian Technology CenterStillwater, Oklahoma6—1 year out——
US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).