Design & Applied Arts at Art Center College of Design

Every design and applied arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the design program at Art Center College of Design stacks up to those at other schools.

Art Center College of Design is located in Pasadena, California and approximately 2,182 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 252 design majors received their bachelor's degree from Art Center College of Design.

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.

Art Center College of Design Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Design
• Master’s Degree in Design

Art Center College of Design Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks design programs across the country. The following shows how Art Center College of Design performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The design major at Art Center College of Design 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 Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools	13
Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools	14
Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools	16
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Schools	25
Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools	64
	67
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	79
	85
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools	91
Best Design & Applied Arts Schools	100
	122
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	248
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools	351

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in design from Art Center College of Design. This makes it the #16 most popular school for design master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Design Graduates from Art Center College of Design Make?

The median salary of design students who receive their bachelor's degree at Art Center College of Design is $40,017. This is 22% higher than $32,733, which is the national average for all design bachelor's degree recipients.

Design Student Demographics at Art Center College of Design

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design majors at Art Center College of Design.

Art Center College of Design Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

Of the 252 design students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Art Center College of Design, about 29% were men and 71% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 Art Center College of Design with a bachelor's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	116
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	30
International Students	66
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Art Center College of Design Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of design master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Art Center College of Design with a master's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Art Center College of Design also has a doctoral program available in design. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Fine & Studio Arts
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts

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 CA, the home state for Art Center College of Design.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Graphic Designers	29,320	$61,100
Multimedia Artists and Animators	10,760	$87,960
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	9,710	$115,460
Interior Designers	8,460	$68,440
Art Directors	7,620	$127,630

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Garnethertz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.