Design & Applied Arts at Central Connecticut State University

What traits are you looking for in a design school? To help you decide if Central Connecticut State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's design program.

CCSU is located in New Britain, Connecticut and approximately 10,652 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.

CCSU Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

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

CCSU Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The design major at CCSU 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 CCSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design majors at Central Connecticut State University.

CCSU Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of design bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical design bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at CCSU since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at CCSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CCSU Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of design master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in design each year. CCSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a design master's degree from CCSU, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Connecticut State University with a master's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

The following design concentations are available at Central Connecticut State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Central Connecticut State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Visual Communications	34

Related Majors

• Music
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts

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 CT, the home state for Central Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Graphic Designers	2,300	$60,700
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,090	$93,250
Art Directors	570	$96,780
Photographers	570	$44,140

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 Sage Ross under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.