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Design & Applied Arts at California Institute of the Arts

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Design & Applied Arts at California Institute of the Arts

Every design and 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 Institute of the Arts stacks up to those at other schools.

CalArts is located in Valencia, California and has a total student population of 1,166. Of the 182 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California Institute of the Arts in 2021, 12 of them were design and applied arts majors.

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.

CalArts Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Design

CalArts Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the design progam at CalArts compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The design major at CalArts 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 93
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Schools 176
258
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 270
Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 316
323
Best Design & Applied Arts Schools 326
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 342
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools 441
Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools 579

Design Student Demographics at CalArts

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

CalArts Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

58% Women
58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in design from CalArts. About 42% were men and 58% were women. The typical design bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at CalArts since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 California Institute of the Arts with a bachelor's in design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 1
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

CalArts also has a doctoral program available in design. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Institute 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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