Design & Applied Arts at Boston University

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

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year.

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.

Boston U Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

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

Boston U Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The design major at Boston U 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 Boston U

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

Boston U Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of design bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 Boston University with a bachelor's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Boston U Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of design master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

Design & Applied Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Boston University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Graphic Design	51

Related Majors

• General Visual & Performing Arts
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Arts & Media Management
• Fine & Studio Arts
• Drama & Theater 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 MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,190	$99,540
Graphic Designers	5,680	$64,010
Art Directors	1,310	$97,810
Interior Designers	1,240	$66,250
Photographers	1,220	$65,090

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 Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.