Undergraduate Certificates in Graphic Communications

Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were men, and 42% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 2.8% of graphic communication graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Graphic Communication Majors

In 2020-2021, 895 earned their undergraduate certificate in graphic communication. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in graphic communication at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	3,201
Associate Degree	1,757
Basic Certificate	1,205
Undergraduate Certificate	895
Master’s Degree	410
Graduate Certificate	50

Earnings of Graphic Communication Majors With Undergraduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in graphic communication is $16,989. This number may vary for a lot of reasons. For instance, you may decide to move to a location where people with your degree are rare and make more money. To get a better picture, earnings for this category of people can range from a low of $16,034 to a high of $42,443.

Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in graphic communication is $20,666. The school you go to and how long it takes you to graduate, among other things, can cause this number to vary. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $24,499 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $16,833.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue undergraduate certificates in graphic communication. About 52.0% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	465
Women	430

The racial-ethnic distribution of graphic communication undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	32
Black or African American	57
Hispanic or Latino	175
White	482
International Students	25
Other Races/Ethnicities	124

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to graphic communication that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Audiovisual Communications	1,586
Communications Technology	73
Other Communication Technology	6

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Image Credit: By Auburn University College of Architecture, Design and Construction under License

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