If you are interested in pursuing visual communications, you may want to consider attending one of the 5 visual communications schools in San Francisco, California. With an overall population of 776,733 and a student population of 103,963, approximately 56,382 of San Francisco students attend one of San Francisco's schools that offer visual communications programs.
The largest visual communications school in San Francisco, by student population, is Academy of Art University. In 2010, approximately 131 students graduated from the Visual Communications program at Academy of Art University.
In 2010, 444 students graduated with a visual communications degree in San Francisco. Tuition in 2009 at San Francisco's visual communications schools was $39,556 per year for instate students and $42,346 per year for out of state students.
In addition to tuition costs, plan on spending an average of $1,842 for visual communications related books and supplies each year. And if you live on campus at one of the San Francisco-based visual communications schools, you will have an added expense of $12,007 per year, on average, for room and board. Students who live at home can cut this cost down to approximately $22,536.
After graduating with your credentials in visual communications, if you decide to work as a visual communications professional in San Francisco, your job prospects are not very good. In 2010, 1 out of every 8 visual communications professionals in California were working in the greater San Francisco area. The number of visual communications professionals in San Francisco is expected to increase by 7% by the year 2018. This projected change is the same as the projected nationwide trend for visual communications professionals.
The average salary you can expect to earn as a visual communications professional in San Francisco is $69,860 per year, which is higher than the average for visual communications professionals state-wide.
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San Francisco State University
Address:
1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco, California 94132
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Academy of Art University
Address:
79 New Montgomery, San Francisco, California 94105
Awards Offered:
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
University of San Francisco
Address:
2130 Fulton St, San Francisco, California 94117-1080
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master's degree
Post-master's certificate
FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-San Francisco
Address:
55 Stockton St, San Francisco, California 94108-5805
Awards Offered:
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
San Francisco Art Institute
Address:
800 Chestnut St, San Francisco, California 94133-2299
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master's degree