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Best Schools for Visual Communications in Utah
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the visual communications degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Visual Communications
University Of Utah tops our 2026 ranking of the best visual communications schools. Set in the city of Salt Lake City, University Of Utah is a very large public institution. Roughly 65% of students complete a degree within six years here. University Of Utah awarded about 34 visual communications degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the visual communications program make about $60,527 in their early career. Typical student debt for the program is $16,344.
Read more about the visual communications program at University Of Utah
Brigham Young University Provo is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in visual communications, landing the #2 spot this year. Brigham Young University Provo is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo. The six-year graduation rate is 81%. Brigham Young University Provo awarded about 12 visual communications degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the visual communications program make about $33,915 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $13,000 to complete this degree.
More information about a degree in visual communications from Brigham Young University Provo
Students looking for a strong visual communications program will find one at Salt Lake Community College, which ranked #3. This very large public university is located in the suburb of Salt Lake City. About 16 visual communications degrees were awarded at Salt Lake Community College in the most recent year. Students who receive their visual communications degree from Salt Lake Community College earn around $34,227 in the first couple years of their career. Salt Lake Community College graduates carry a median of $10,766 in student loans.
See the full visual communications program report for Salt Lake Community College
Utah Valley University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in visual communications, landing the #4 spot this year. Set in the city of Orem, Utah Valley University is a very large public institution. About 40% of students finish within six years. There were roughly 439 visual communications students who graduated with this degree at Utah Valley University in the most recent data year. Students who receive their visual communications degree from Utah Valley University earn around $31,888 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $14,057 to complete this degree.
Read more about the visual communications program at Utah Valley University
Latter Day Saints Business College is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in visual communications, landing the #5 spot this year. This large private not-for-profit university is located in the city of Salt Lake City. About 20 visual communications degrees were awarded at Latter Day Saints Business College in the most recent year.
Read more about the visual communications program at Latter Day Saints Business College
Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 5 schools evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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