Five Great Fields for Graphic Designers

By Joe Cooper
Career Colleges Columnist

Graphic designers can have their pick between several strong industries. With a bachelor's degree the industry, standard for graphic design, choosing an online degree program can save time and money while starting your career.

Graphic designers are predicted to have the most new jobs out of the design fields by 2014. Most graphic designers find jobs at design firms or manufacturing companies, producing everything from advertising material to 3D renderings of complex products. Check out these 5 industries that offer great opportunities for graphic designers (with the help of an online degree):

Marketing & Advertising
Product brochures, pamphlets, mailings, posters – the list never ends. Every company needs effective marketing, and that's where an online degree in graphic design comes in handy.
Engineering
Create digital models of the latest product designs using 3D software. An online degree program will include classes on CAD software if you need to learn it.
Web Design
Ecommerce has exploded, and it's not done growing yet. An online college course in Flash animation will brighten the career prospects of a graphic designer with "Webmaster" in his future.
Video Game Design
Layers and vectors combine with 3D modeling in this popular (and increasingly competitive) industry. More and more video game creators are getting their graphic design degrees online before going for their first job.
TV and Video
"Graphic Artist" is a title often seen in the credits of TV shows and movies. With graphic design being used more regularly in film and commercial advertising, an entire career could be built in this industry alone.

The moral of this story? An online degree program can be completed in less time and at a lower cost. Additionally, software-based degree programs such as graphic design lend themselves perfectly to the online learning medium.

About the Author
Joe Cooper is a freelance education and technology writer and edits medical literature. He holds a bachelor's in American Literature from UCLA.

Email this article

All information on the Career Colleges website is copyrighted and intended for informational use only including the Career Assessment and Most Popular Career Colleges section. The school programs offered by the technical schools and trade schools represented in the online college directory are up-to-date.