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Design & Applied Arts at Columbus College of Art and Design

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Design & Applied Arts at Columbus College of Art and Design

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

CCAD is located in Columbus, Ohio and has a total student population of 1,009. In 2021, 119 design majors received their bachelor's degree from CCAD.

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.

CCAD Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Design

CCAD Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the design progam at CCAD compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 CCAD 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 10
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Schools 21
Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 33
Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools 51
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 163
Best Design & Applied Arts Schools 196
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 239
300
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools 333
375

How Much Do Design Graduates from CCAD Make?

The median salary of design students who receive their bachelor's degree at CCAD is $27,261. 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 CCAD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design majors at Columbus College of Art and Design.

CCAD Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 119 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in design from CCAD. About 29% were men and 71% were women.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at CCAD 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 Columbus College of Art and Design with a bachelor's in design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 82
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

CCAD 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 Columbus College of Art and Design.

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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