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Design & Applied Arts at Bowie State University

If you plan to study Design & Applied Arts, take a look at what Bowie State University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Bowie State University sits in Bowie, MD.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 35 design & applied arts graduations were recorded at Bowie State University.

Online & Distance Learning at Bowie State University

Online coursework is an option at Bowie State University. Among 6,353 students, 724 (11%) studied exclusively online and 3,221 (51%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Design & Applied Arts Graduates from Bowie State University

Those who finish Bowie State University’s Design & Applied Arts program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$26,715
4 years	$45,119

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Design & Applied Arts graduates from Bowie State University take home a median $45,119, compared with $58,742 for all Bowie State University graduates — about 23% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Design & Applied Arts graduates at Bowie State University, by degree type.

Program-wide, Design & Applied Arts graduates at Bowie State University are 51% women (18) and 49% men (17).

Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program at Bowie State University

Of the 35 bachelor’s design & applied arts graduates at Bowie State University, 51% were women (18) and 49% were men (17).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Design & Applied Arts bachelor’s degree recipients at Bowie State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	29
Asian	1
Two or More Races	1
Unknown	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 94% of Design & Applied Arts bachelor’s degree recipients at Bowie State University, higher than the national average of 37%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Design & Applied Arts Concentrations at Bowie State University

The Design & Applied Arts program at Bowie State University offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Visual Communications	35

Top-Paying Careers for Design & Applied Arts Graduates

Students who finish Design & Applied Arts program at Bowie State University work across a variety of fields. Here are the best-paid careers for Design & Applied Arts graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Set and Exhibit Designers	$109,049
Art Directors	$103,285
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$88,198
Artists and Related Workers, All Other	$83,610
Photographers	$75,743
Designers, All Other	$73,407
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,757
Graphic Designers	$66,386
Video Game Designers	$62,617

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.