Online Schools for Bachelor's in Graphic Design?

[SweetSecret]

I've addressed this on here a number of times, but I am not really a proponent of graphic design degrees. Its a field that pretty much anyone can get into, and a strong portfolio means more than the degree, especially when more design work these days is being done by independent contractors. Its also a field, along with animation, that it's just really hard to compete in right now because of all the outsourcing to places like India. There are places online where companies can get pretty good quality logos these days for as low as $5, and even GoDaddy charges about $200... which can still be really low. Even US high schoolers are able to just pick this stuff up on their own and charge way less - like $10 - $12/hr. Its really hard to compete with that and do things like pay a mortgage or rent. My suggestion would be to go get a degree in something else more use-able (business or STEM) and specialize in design for a particular field using design skills one has learned on their own.

If however a person still really wants to go the traditional route, of the colleges I went to for art - my vote goes to the Academy of Art University. They let pretty much anyone in, and people pretty much fail out. The instructors are top notch though!