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Design & Applied Arts at American Academy of Art

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Design & Applied Arts at American Academy of Art

What traits are you looking for in a design school? To help you decide if American Academy of Art is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's design program.

The Academy is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 169 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students received a bachelor's degree in design from The Academy.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Design & Applied Arts section at the bottom of this page.

The Academy Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Design

The Academy Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the design progam at The Academy compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The design major at The Academy is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Design & Applied Arts. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 5
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Schools 11
Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 193
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 300
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 324
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Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools 347
Best Design & Applied Arts Schools 369
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools 421
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How Much Do Design Graduates from The Academy Make?

The median salary of design students who receive their bachelor's degree at The Academy is $22,434. This is less than $32,733, which is the national average of all design majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Design Student Demographics at The Academy

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design majors at American Academy of Art.

The Academy Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

72% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 design majors earned their bachelor's degree from The Academy. Of these graduates, 28% were men and 72% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its design bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American Academy of Art with a bachelor's in design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

The Academy also has a doctoral program available in design. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Design Grads May Go Into

A degree in design can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for American Academy of Art.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Graphic Designers 11,700 $56,890
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 3,940 $68,360
Professors 3,040 $66,970
Photographers 2,600 $36,290
Interior Designers 2,250 $52,150

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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