Design & Applied Arts at Auburn University

If you are interested in studying design & applied arts, you may want to check out the program at Auburn University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and has a total student population of 30,737.

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.

Auburn Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

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

Auburn Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The design major at Auburn 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in design, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Design Student Demographics at Auburn

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

Auburn Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of design bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at Auburn 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 Auburn University with a bachelor's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	93
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Auburn Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of design master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in design each year. Auburn does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

If you plan to be a design major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Auburn University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Industrial Design	45
Visual Communications	40
Interior Design	37
Other Design & Applied Arts	11

Related Majors

• Drama & Theater Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts
• Music

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 AL, the home state for Auburn University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Professors	3,180	$36,330
Graphic Designers	1,610	$46,960
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	730	$65,560
Interior Designers	550	$57,780
Photographers	480	$39,360

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 Robert S. Donovan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.