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Lake Havasu City, Arizona has 2 accredited schools offering graphic design programs. Lake Havasu City has a population of about 58,037. Median household income is $66,264 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 18.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In Arizona, the top-earning graphic design-related role is Web and Digital Interface Designer at a median $98,070 annually (BLS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer graphic design programs near Lake Havasu City, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Lake Havasu City city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Lake Havasu City. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Arizona schools on the Arizona graphic design page.
| Occupation | Median Annual Wage (Arizona, statewide) |
|---|---|
| Graphic Designer | $58,510 |
| Art Director | N/A |
| Web and Digital Interface Designer | $98,070 |
| Special Effects Artist and Animator | $89,650 |
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 58,037 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $66,264 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 18.4% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 94.1 (below U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
Our directory has 2 accredited schools offering graphic design programs near Lake Havasu City. The closest is Mohave Community College in Kingman, AZ (55.6 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Palo Verde College (61.1 miles). 1 of the highlighted schools is flagged as offering distance education.
Based on BLS May 2025 state wage data, the top-paying graphic design-related roles in Arizona are: Web and Digital Interface Designer ($98,070), Special Effects Artist and Animator ($89,650), Graphic Designer ($58,510). Wages for Lake Havasu City workers will track these statewide medians, adjusted for local cost of living.
Bullhead City, AZ is 44.8 miles from Lake Havasu City and has its own set of local graphic design programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Lake Havasu City’s median household income of $66,264 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Lake Havasu City while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Arizona public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
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Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Lake Havasu City:
Data verified: July 30, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
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