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Visual Communications at West Virginia University

Visual Communications at West Virginia University

What traits are you looking for in a graphic arts school? To help you decide if West Virginia University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's graphic arts program.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269.

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.

WVU Visual Communications Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Arts

WVU Visual Communications Rankings

The graphic arts major at WVU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Visual 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 Arts Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Visual Communications Bachelor’s Program

90% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of graphic arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in graphic arts at WVU 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 West Virginia University with a bachelor's in graphic arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 51
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 660 $52,560
Graphic Designers 520 $45,360
Set and Exhibit Designers 40 $44,140

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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