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Visual Communications at Northwestern University

Visual Communications at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

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.

Northwestern Visual Communications Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Graphic Arts

Northwestern Visual Communications Rankings

Graphic Arts Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Visual Communications Master’s Program

67% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of graphic arts master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwestern University with a master's in graphic arts.

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

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 Northwestern University.

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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