Graphic Communications at Ferris State University

If you are interested in studying graphic communications, you may want to check out the program at Ferris State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and has a total student population of 11,165.

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

Ferris Graphic Communications Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Graphic Communication
• Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Communication

Ferris Graphic Communications Rankings

The graphic communication major at Ferris is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Graphic Communications. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Graphic Communication Student Demographics at Ferris

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the graphic communication majors at Ferris State University.

Ferris Graphic Communications Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of graphic communication associate's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

Ferris does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in graphic communication graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ferris State University with a associate's in graphic communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Ferris Graphic Communications Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of graphic communication bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in graphic communication at Ferris are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ferris State University with a bachelor's in graphic communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	45
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Graphic Communications

If you plan to be a graphic communication major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Ferris State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects	96
General Graphic Communications	4
Printing Management	4

Related Majors

• Audiovisual Communications

Careers That Graphic Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in graphic communication can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Ferris State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Data Entry Keyers	5,950	$33,310
Printing Press Operators	5,270	$36,070
Prepress Technicians	780	$41,320
Multimedia Artists and Animators	630	$60,140
Etchers and Engravers	190	$38,040

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.