Design & Applied Arts at California State University - Chico
Chico State is located in Chico, California and approximately 16,746 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,313 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Chico in 2021, 143 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.
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Chico State Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Design
Chico State Design & Applied Arts Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the design progam at Chico State 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 Chico State 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 |
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Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Schools | 202 |
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 290 |
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How Much Do Design Graduates from Chico State Make?
The median salary of design students who receive their bachelor's degree at Chico State is $21,425. This is less than $32,733, which is the national average of all design majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Design Student Demographics at Chico State
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design majors at California State University - Chico.
Chico State Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 State University - Chico with a bachelor's in design.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 12 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 46 |
White | 61 |
International Students | 6 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 14 |
Chico State also has a doctoral program available in design. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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 State University - Chico.
Occupation | Jobs in CA | Average Salary in CA |
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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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Daderot under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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