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Best Value Graphic Communications Schools in Michigan

2023 Best Value Graphic Communications Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$47,585 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,271 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Graphic Communications School for You

Graphic Communications is the #108 most popular major in Michigan with 190 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Graphic Communications Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Michigan to see which programs offered the best value experiences for graphic communication students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality in Graphic Communications

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI
$13,188 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Ferris State University the best value school in Michigan for graphic communications students. Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a large student population.

Ferris undergraduate students pay an average of $13,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, graphic communication graduates from Ferris take out $27,382 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$47,585 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means College for Creative Studies is a great value for graphic communications students. CCS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Detroit.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCS are $47,585 per year. The average amount in student loans that graphic communication majors at CCS take out is $27,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $693, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Value Graphic Communications Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Graphic Communications Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 201
Illinois 345
Indiana 18
Wisconsin 102

Graphic Communications is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Audiovisual Communications 6,229
Communications Technology 915
Other Communication Technology 164

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Auburn University College of Architecture, Design and Construction.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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