Graphic Design

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About this major

Graphic Design focuses on the creation of visual content to communicate messages. Students learn to combine art and technology to produce designs for advertising, branding, digital media, and more, developing skills in typography, color theory, and digital illustration.

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Student Experience

SatisfactionTop 1%
Career outlookTop 20%
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RecommendationTop 21%
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Plan grad school

Academic Balance

Math intensity
11th percentile
Writing intensity
13th percentile
WorkloadMedium
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DifficultyMedium
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Student Reviews

Sophomore Verified
PositiveCourses & teaching

Project based; you get what u put in; practicing a lot of hard skills like knowing how to work each programs; we do a lot of real world designing; it's extremely close to what we will do in our jobs; it's hard but rewarding

Mar 2026
Freshman Verified
PositiveSupport & community

Opportunities to build personal portfolio with improvements suggested/guided by the mentorship of professors and TAs.

Apr 2026
Freshman Verified
PositiveCareers & next steps

Lots if opportunities to build and strengthen personal portfolio.

Apr 2026
Freshman Verified
PositiveDifficulty & workload

Its design media arts. GPA is generally given quite generously. Also you will have free time to work on side projects and dual major.

Mar 2026
Freshman Verified
PositiveCourses & teaching

Through tools like Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign, I’ve learned to translate ideas into visuals that inform, engage, and connect with diverse audiences.

Apr 2026

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