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Design & Applied Arts at Black Hills State University

Design & Applied Arts at Black Hills State University

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

BHSU is located in Spearfish, South Dakota and has a total student population of 3,608.

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.

BHSU Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Design (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Design

BHSU Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The design major at BHSU 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 BHSU

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

BHSU Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of design bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at BHSU 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 Black Hills State University with a bachelor's in design.

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

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

The following design concentations are available at Black Hills State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Black Hills State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Commercial & Advertising Art 2
Graphic Design 2

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 SD, the home state for Black Hills State University.

Occupation Jobs in SD Average Salary in SD
Graphic Designers 750 $36,300
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 190 $64,020
Photographers 160 $30,380
Interior Designers 150 $57,620
Commercial and Industrial Designers 90 $43,950

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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