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Graphic Design at Virginia Commonwealth University

Graphic Design at Virginia Commonwealth University

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

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070.

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

VCU Graphic Design Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design

VCU Graphic Design Rankings

The graphic design major at VCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Graphic Design. 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 Design Student Demographics at VCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the graphic design majors at Virginia Commonwealth University.

VCU Graphic Design Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of graphic design bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its graphic design bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 31
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Careers That Graphic Design Grads May Go Into

A degree in graphic design can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Graphic Designers 5,000 $60,540
Art Directors 510 $91,770
Multimedia Artists and Animators 480 $65,430
Artists 270 $63,490

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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