Bachelor in Graphic Design (Bachelor's)

Tuition is Tuition for the 2024-2025 academic year is $38,500 per year..

The programme emphasizes a theory-to-practice approach in visual communication and design. Students develop skills in layout, typography, digital art, and web design through structured coursework. They engage in hands-on projects that build technical proficiency and creative execution. The curriculum integrates professional experience via a required internship and portfolio development.

Focus areas include Digital Art and Design, Layout and Typography, User Experience Design, Web Design, Printing Processes, Production Methods.

The programme requires 120 credits, distributed across core design courses, foundational art studies, and a capstone project. All students complete a 120-hour internship and produce a web-based and PDF portfolio as part of the final capstone course.

Graduates enter roles such as Graphic Designer, User Experience Designer, Art Director, and Social Media Manager.

Applicants must submit a high school transcript or equivalent. A portfolio of creative work is required for admission. Additional documents include a personal statement and official test scores if applicable.

The programme totals about 120 credit hours. On-campus, full-time, typically four years. For international students, tuition is above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 95% of applicants.

Edgewood College sits beside Lake Wingra in a quiet residential neighborhood of Madison, Wisconsin, with access to downtown, coffee shops, restaurants, events, bike trails, and outdoor activities. Students can walk, cycle, or canoe near campus, use the boardwalk, and choose from residence halls and apartments. Phil’s dining hall, Wingra Cafe, and Eddy’s Express provide on-campus dining.

Sponsored by the Dominican Catholic Sisters of Sinsinawa, the college connects learning, beliefs, and action through its Catholic heritage and respect for other religious traditions. Students join a campus community shaped by Dominican traditions, with opportunities to participate in more than 15 student organizations, leadership and inclusion programs, campus events, and 20 NCAA Division III teams.

Academic programs are organized into the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, Communications, and Technology, and Henry Predolin College of Health Sciences. Options include nursing, business, education, and nearly 40 majors, alongside minors and individualized programs. Average undergraduate class size is 13, and the library offers research rooms, group study spaces, a writing center, and a learning lab. International students can contact the Center for Global Education about international student information, study abroad, and global learning opportunities. Edgewood also offers an international dual-degree program with Madison College.