Graphic Design Schools in Virginia
Virginia contains
23 schools that offer graphic design programs.
Virginia Commonwealth University,
the highest-ranking graphic design school in VA, has a total student population of 32,172 and
is the
222nd highest ranked school in America.
Of the 23 graphic design schools
in Virginia,
only 5 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid,
Sanford-Brown College comes out as the most expensive ($49,321/yr),
with Tidewater Community College as the lowest recorded at only $4,175/yr.
Graphic Design students from Virginia schools who go on to become
graphic designers,
animation designers,
fashion designers,
web designers, etc.
have a good chance at finding employment.
For example, there are 200,870 people working as
graphic designers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is
$47,820.
Also, within the graphic design schools
in Virginia, the average student population is 3,287 and average student-to-faculty ratio is
16 to 1. Aside from graphic design,
there are 3782 total
degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,568 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around
$4,181, but can vary widely depending on the type
of school.
Graphic Design Programs in Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth University
Graphic Design
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Emory and Henry College
Graphic Design
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Marymount University
Graphic Design
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Virginia Intermont College
Graphic Design
Levels offered:
Associates, Bachelors
Liberty University
Graphic Design
Levels offered:
Bachelors
The Art Institute of Washington
Graphic Design
Levels offered:
Associates, Bachelors
Westwood College-Annandale
Graphic Design
Levels offered:
Associates
Westwood College-Arlington Ballston
Graphic Design
Levels offered:
Associates
Virginia Interesting Facts
- Virginia was named for England's "Virgin Queen," Elizabeth I.
- The major cash crop of Virginia is tobacco and many of the people who live there earn their living from the tobacco industry.
- Jamestown, the first of the original 13 Colonies was founded for the purpose of silk cultivation. Silk to be traded with the Court of King James. After blight fungus destroyed the mulberry trees (silkworm food), sericulturist planted tobacco as a cash crop.
- Jamestown was the first English settlement in the U.S. It was also the first capital of Virginia.
- Virginia is known as "the birthplace of a nation".
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