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Design & Applied Arts at Carthage College

If you are interested in studying Design & Applied Arts, you may want to check out the program at Carthage College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Carthage College is in Kenosha, WI.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 14 design & applied arts graduations were recorded at Carthage College.

Online Class Availability at Carthage College

Distance learning is available at Carthage College. Among 2,844 students, 0 (0%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 103 (4%) took at least some classes online.

Design & Applied Arts Rankings at Carthage College

Use these rankings to compare Carthage College’s Design & Applied Arts program to other colleges that offer this major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Wisconsin	#10 of 16
Best Value	Wisconsin	#15 of 16
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#39 of 82
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#67 of 82
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#226 of 603
Best Value	Nationwide	#466 of 600

Earnings for Design & Applied Arts Graduates from Carthage College

Students who complete Carthage College’s Design & Applied Arts program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$35,624
2 years	$41,193
3 years	$45,143
4 years	$42,358
5 years	$55,354

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Design & Applied Arts graduates from Carthage College earn a median of $42,358, compared with $54,469 for all Carthage College graduates — about 22% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Design & Applied Arts graduates from Carthage College comes in at $27,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Design & Applied Arts graduates at Carthage College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Design & Applied Arts graduates at Carthage College are 50% women (7) and 50% men (7).

Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program at Carthage College

Among the 14 bachelor’s design & applied arts degrees awarded at Carthage College, 50% were women (7) and 50% were men (7).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	10
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	1
Asian	2

Minority students account for 29% of Design & Applied Arts bachelor’s degree recipients at Carthage College, lower 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 Carthage College

This Design & Applied Arts program at Carthage College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Graphic Design	14

Top-Paying Careers for Design & Applied Arts Graduates

Students who finish Design & Applied Arts program at Carthage College go on to a range of careers. Below are the highest-paying 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.