Visual Communication Programs

Visual communication majors study an array of design elements including illustration, graphic design and web design. Students move on to careers as art directors, creative directors and designers.

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Art & Design

Art Career Facts

  • Annual salary range: $25k to $60k
  • 63% of artists are self-employed
  • Most design degrees take 2-4 years
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
 

Find a School

By Program: By Location: By City/Region:

California

Academy of Art University
Campus:
San Francisco, California
Programs offered:
  • Advertising
  • Animation & Visual Effects
  • Architecture
Brooks Institute of Photography
Campus:
Santa Barbara, California
Programs offered:
  • Advertising
  • Commercial Advertising
  • Commercial Film
International Academy of Design & Technology
Campus:
Sacramento, California
Programs offered:
  • Fashion Design & Marketing
  • Interior Design
  • Visual Communication
Platt College
Campus:
Ontario, California
Programs offered:
  • Graphic Design
  • Multimedia
  • Visual Communication - 3D Animation/Video
Westwood College
Select a Campus:
Anaheim, California | Inland Empire, Upland, California | Los Angeles, California | South Bay, Torrance, California
Programs offered:
  • Animation
  • Computer Aided Design & Architectural Drafting
  • Game Art & Design

Colorado

Colorado Technical University
Campus:
Denver, Greenwood Village, Colorado
Programs offered:
  • Visual Communications
Westwood College
Select a Campus:
Denver North, Colorado | Denver South, Colorado
Programs offered:
  • Animation
  • Computer Aided Design & Architectural Drafting
  • Graphic Design & Multimedia

Florida

American Intercontinental University
Campus:
South Florida, Weston, Florida
Programs offered:
  • Fashion Marketing & Design
  • Game Design & Development
  • Interior Design
Miami International University of Art & Design
Campus:
Miami, Florida
Programs offered:
  • Accessory Design
  • Advertising
  • Computer Animation

Georgia

American Intercontinental University
Campus:
Dunwoody, Atlanta, Georgia
Programs offered:
  • Game Design & Development
  • Visual Communications
Art Institute of Atlanta, The
Campus:
Atlanta, Georgia
Programs offered:
  • Advertising
  • Audio Production
  • Commercial Photography
Westwood College
Select a Campus:
Atlanta Midtown, Georgia | Atlanta Northlake, Georgia
Programs offered:
  • Animation
  • Game Art & Design
  • Graphic Design & Multimedia
  • Interior Design

Illinois

Illinois Institute of Art - Chicago, The
Campus:
Chicago, Illinois
Programs offered:
  • Accessory Design
  • Advertising
  • Digital Filmmaking & Video Production
International Academy of Design & Technology
Select a Campus:
Chicago, Illinois | Schaumburg, Illinois
Programs offered:
  • Advertising Communications
  • Advertising Design
  • Fashion Design
Westwood College
Select a Campus:
Chicago DuPage, Woodridge, Illinois | Chicago Loop, Illinois | Chicago O'Hare Airport, Schiller Park, Illinois | Chicago River Oaks, Calumet City, Illinois
Programs offered:
  • Computer Aided Design & Architectural Drafting
  • Graphic Design & Multimedia
  • Animation

Michigan

Art Institute of Michigan, The
Campus:
Novi, Michigan
Programs offered:
  • Advertising
  • Culinary Arts
  • Culinary Mgmt

Minnesota

Brown College
Campus:
Mendota Heights, Minnesota
Programs offered:
  • Digital Photography
  • Game Design & Development
  • Interior Design

Nevada

International Academy of Design & Technology
Campus:
Las Vegas, Henderson, Nevada
Programs offered:
  • Game Design & Development
  • Fashion Design
  • Interior Design
  • Visual Communications

South Carolina

Art Institute of Charleston, The - A branch of The Art Institute of Atlanta, GA
Campus:
Charleston, South Carolina
Programs offered:
  • Commercial Photography
  • Digital Filmmaking & Video Production
  • Fashion & Retail Mgmt

Tennessee

Nossi College of Art
Campus:
Tennessee, Goodlettsville, Tennessee
Programs offered:
  • Commercial Digital Photography
  • Commercial Illustration
  • Digital Photography & Video
  • Graphic Art & Design

Texas

American Intercontinental University
Campus:
Houston, Texas
Programs offered:
  • Visual Communications

Virginia

Art Institute of Washington, The
Campus:
Arlington, Virginia
Programs offered:
  • Advertising
  • Audio Production
  • Commercial Photography
Westwood College
Select a Campus:
Virginia Annandale, Virginia | Virginia Arlington Ballston, Virginia
Programs offered:
  • Animation
  • Computer Aided Design & Architectural Drafting
  • Game Art

Washington

International Academy of Design & Technology
Campus:
Seattle, Tukwila, Washington
Programs offered:
  • Digital Media
  • Fashion Design
  • Fashion Merchandising
 
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