If you decide that you want to get a visual communications degree, then you might want to consider attending one of the 2 visual communications schools in Tempe, Arizona. Tempe has a general population of 158,625 and an overall student population of 92,920. Approximately 88,929 of Tempe's students are enrolled in schools that offer visual communications programs.
Of the 2 visual communications schools in Tempe, the largest visual communications school, by student population, is Arizona State University. In 2010, Arizona State University graduated approximately 27 students from its visual communications program.
In 2010, 51 students graduated with a visual communications degree in Tempe. If you decide to attend one of Tempe's visual communications schools, you can expect to pay an average of $20,290 per year in instate tuition and $33,075 per year in out of state tuition.
In addition to tuition costs, plan on spending an average of $1,235 for visual communications related books and supplies each year. And if you live on campus, you will face an additional expense of $9,210 per year, on average, for room and board at Tempe-based visual communications schools. Students who live at home can cut this cost down to approximately $10,344.
Many visual communications graduates choose to work as visual communications professionals after graduation. If you choose to follow that path and remain in Tempe, your job prospects are not very good. There were 4,910 visual communications professionals working in Arizona and 2,430 working in the greater Tempe area in 2010. Tempe's visual communications professional workforce is projected to increase by 3% by the year 2018. This projected change is slower than the projected nationwide trend for visual communications professionals.
The average salary you can expect to earn as a visual communications professional in Tempe is $41,990 per year, which is higher than the average for visual communications professionals state-wide.
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