Design & Applied Arts at Central Michigan University

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 Central Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

Central Michigan is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and has a total student population of 17,311. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 69 students received a bachelor's degree in design from Central Michigan.

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.

Central Michigan Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Design

Central Michigan Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks design programs across the country. The following shows how Central Michigan performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The design major at Central Michigan 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	258

How Much Do Design Graduates from Central Michigan Make?

The median salary of design students who receive their bachelor's degree at Central Michigan is $34,718. This is 6% higher than $32,733, which is the national average for all design bachelor's degree recipients.

Design Student Demographics at Central Michigan

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

Central Michigan Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 69 design majors earned their bachelor's degree from Central Michigan. Of these graduates, 13% were men and 87% were women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at Central Michigan 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 Michigan University with a bachelor's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	51
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• General Visual & Performing Arts
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts
• Music

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 MI, the home state for Central Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Graphic Designers	5,680	$47,700
Commercial and Industrial Designers	5,060	$75,430
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,710	$76,250
Interior Designers	1,610	$51,030

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 cjh1452000 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.