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Graphic Design at Boston University

Graphic Design at Boston University

Every graphic design school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the graphic design program at Boston University stacks up to those at other schools.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 32,718.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Graphic Design section at the bottom of this page.

Boston U Graphic Design Degrees Available

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

Boston U Graphic Design Rankings

The graphic design major at Boston U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Graphic Design. 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.

Graphic Design Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Graphic Design Bachelor’s Program

82% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of graphic design bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities in its graphic 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 graphic design.

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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 Graphic Design Master’s Program

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

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

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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

Careers That Graphic Design Grads May Go Into

A degree in graphic 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
Multimedia Artists and Animators 610 $71,210
Artists 60 $66,980

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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