Visual Communications at College of DuPage

If you plan to study visual communications, take a look at what College of DuPage has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

COD is located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and approximately 21,010 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Visual Communications section at the bottom of this page.

COD Visual Communications Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Graphic Arts (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Graphic Arts

COD Visual Communications Rankings

Graphic Arts Student Demographics at COD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the graphic arts majors at College of DuPage.

COD Visual Communications Associate’s Program

65% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of graphic arts associate's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in graphic arts only graduates about 32% men each year. The program at COD may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in graphic arts at COD are white. Around 65% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of DuPage with a associate's in graphic arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Graphic Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in graphic arts can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for College of DuPage.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Graphic Designers	11,700	$56,890
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	3,940	$68,360
Commercial and Industrial Designers	1,410	$67,550
Set and Exhibit Designers	340	$51,370
Designers	260	$70,870

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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