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Design & Applied Arts at Cleveland Institute of Art

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Design & Applied Arts at Cleveland Institute of Art

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 Cleveland Institute of Art stacks up to those at other schools.

CIA is located in Cleveland, Ohio and approximately 599 students attend the school each year. Of the 139 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Cleveland Institute of Art in 2021, 66 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.

CIA Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Design

CIA Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks design programs across the country. The following shows how CIA 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 CIA 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 14
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Schools 24
Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 69
Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools 130
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 213
Best Design & Applied Arts Schools 256
275
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 311
345
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools 407

How Much Do Design Graduates from CIA Make?

The median salary of design students who receive their bachelor's degree at CIA is $29,035. This is less than $32,733, which is the national average of all design majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Design Student Demographics at CIA

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

CIA Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 66 design students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from CIA, about 29% were men and 71% were women.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at CIA 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 Cleveland Institute of Art with a bachelor's in design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 46
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

CIA 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 OH, the home state for Cleveland Institute of Art.

Occupation Jobs in OH Average Salary in OH
Graphic Designers 7,120 $50,130
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 4,110 $84,160
Interior Designers 2,170 $55,230
Photographers 1,880 $42,370
Art Directors 1,100 $82,630

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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