Design & Applied Arts at College for Creative Studies

If you plan to study design & applied arts, take a look at what College for Creative Studies has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CCS is located in Detroit, Michigan and has a total student population of 1,512.

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.

CCS Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

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

CCS Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The design major at CCS 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 CCS

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design majors at College for Creative Studies.

CCS Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of design bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at CCS 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 College for Creative Studies with a bachelor's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	47
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

CCS Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of design master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in design each year. CCS does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College for Creative Studies with a master's in design.

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

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

The following design concentations are available at College for Creative Studies. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at College for Creative Studies. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Illustration	49
Industrial Design	48
Graphic Design	25
Commercial & Advertising Art	19
Fashion Design	9
Interior Design	7
Visual Communications	4
Other Design & Applied Arts	4

Related Majors

• Fine & Studio Arts
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry

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 College for Creative Studies.

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 Stanthejeep under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.