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Design & Applied Arts at California College of the Arts

Design & Applied Arts at California College of the Arts

Every design & applied arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the design program at California College of the Arts stacks up to those at other schools.

California College of the Arts is located in San Francisco, California and approximately 1,612 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.

California College of the Arts Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

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

California College of the Arts Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The design major at California College of the Arts 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 California College of the Arts

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design majors at California College of the Arts.

California College of the Arts Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of design bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical design bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at California College of the Arts since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California College of the Arts with a bachelor's in design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 13
International Students 47
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

California College of the Arts Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

72% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 28% of design master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 2
International Students 21
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 California College of the Arts. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Industrial Design 37
Illustration 26
Visual Communications 25
Interior Design 15
Fashion Design 11

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 CA, the home state for California College of the Arts.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Graphic Designers 29,320 $61,100
Multimedia Artists and Animators 10,760 $87,960
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 9,710 $115,460
Interior Designers 8,460 $68,440
Art Directors 7,620 $127,630

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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