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Overview for Commercial and Advertising Art

A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to use artistic techniques to effectively communicate ideas and information to business and consumer audiences via illustrations and other forms of digital or printed media. Includes instruction in concept design, layout, paste-up, and techniques such as engraving, etching, silkscreen, lithography, offset, drawing and cartooning, painting, collage, and computer graphics.

Careers for Commercial and Advertising Art Majors

A major in Commercial and Advertising Art is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Commercial and Advertising Art

Top 6 California Colleges with the highest percentage of Commercial and Advertising Art among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Otis College of Art and Design
Los Angeles, CA
 12
(6.1%)
Moderately Selective$30,464 
 Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA
 34
(5.1%)
Open Admissions$16,660 
Woodbury University
Burbank, CA
 14
(4.7%)
Highly Selective$26,978 
Online Degree Programs
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Art Center College of Design
Pasadena, CA
 23
(4.3%)
Moderately Selective$29,814 
University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA
 3
(0.4%)
Moderately Selective$30,880 
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
 4
(0.3%)
Moderately Selective$33,500 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.