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Coos Bay, Oregon has 5 accredited schools offering graphic design programs. Coos Bay has a population of about 15,867. Median household income is $55,292 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 21.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In Oregon, the top-earning graphic design-related role is Art Director at a median $133,840 annually (BLS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer graphic design programs near Coos Bay, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Coos Bay 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 Coos Bay. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Oregon schools on the Oregon graphic design page.
| Occupation | Median Annual Wage (Oregon, statewide) |
|---|---|
| Graphic Designer | $66,040 |
| Art Director | $133,840 |
| Web and Digital Interface Designer | $102,220 |
| Special Effects Artist and Animator | N/A |
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 | 15,867 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $55,292 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 21.4% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering graphic design programs near Coos Bay. The closest is Southwestern Oregon Community College in Coos Bay, OR (1.4 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Oregon State University (94.7 miles). 5 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
Based on BLS May 2025 state wage data, the top-paying graphic design-related roles in Oregon are: Art Director ($133,840), Web and Digital Interface Designer ($102,220), Graphic Designer ($66,040). Wages for Coos Bay workers will track these statewide medians, adjusted for local cost of living.
Roseburg, OR is 45.6 miles from Coos Bay 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.
Coos Bay’s median household income of $55,292 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Coos Bay while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Oregon public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
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Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Coos Bay:
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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