Graphic Communications at Savannah College of Art and Design

Every graphic communications school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the graphic communication program at Savannah College of Art and Design stacks up to those at other schools.

SCAD is located in Savannah, Georgia and approximately 14,265 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 395 students received a bachelor's degree in graphic communication from SCAD.

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.

SCAD Graphic Communications Degrees Available

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

SCAD Graphic Communications Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the graphic communication progam at SCAD compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The graphic communication major at SCAD 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Graphic Communications Master’s Degree Schools	8
	9
Best Graphic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	31
	41
Best Value Graphic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41
Best Graphic Communications Schools	44
Best Value Graphic Communications Schools	54
	55

In 2021, 99 students received their master’s degree in graphic communication from SCAD. This makes it the #1 most popular school for graphic communication master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Graphic Communication Graduates from SCAD Make?

The median salary of graphic communication students who receive their bachelor's degree at SCAD is $21,127. This is less than $26,669, which is the national average of all graphic communication majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Graphic Communication Student Demographics at SCAD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the graphic communication majors at Savannah College of Art and Design.

SCAD Graphic Communications Bachelor’s Program

Of the 395 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in graphic communication from SCAD in 2021, 37% were men and 63% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design with a bachelor's in graphic communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	32
Black or African American	43
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	191
International Students	86
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

SCAD Graphic Communications Master’s Program

The graphic communication program at SCAD awarded 99 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 47% of these degrees went to men with the other 53% going to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design with a master's in graphic communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	28
International Students	51
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SCAD also has a doctoral program available in graphic communication. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 GA, the home state for Savannah College of Art and Design.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Printing Press Operators	6,770	$34,000
Data Entry Keyers	4,300	$32,480
Multimedia Artists and Animators	1,090	$62,000
Prepress Technicians	910	$40,320
Desktop Publishers	350	$49,220

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 Jeff Clemmons. under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.