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Design & Applied Arts at Appalachian State University

Design & Applied Arts at Appalachian State University

If you plan to study design & applied arts, take a look at what Appalachian State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and has a total student population of 20,023.

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.

Appalachian State Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Design

Appalachian State Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The design major at Appalachian State 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.

Design Student Demographics at Appalachian State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design majors at Appalachian State University.

Appalachian State Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

68% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of design bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. The typical design bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at Appalachian State since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at Appalachian State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Appalachian State University with a bachelor's in design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 101
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

The following design concentations are available at Appalachian State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Appalachian State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Graphic Design 46
Commercial Photography 42
Interior Design 40
Industrial Design 39

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 NC, the home state for Appalachian State University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Graphic Designers 6,460 $49,700
Professors 5,220 $70,590
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,860 $66,640
Photographers 1,450 $33,630
Interior Designers 1,320 $54,650

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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