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Design & Applied Arts at Cornish College of the Arts

Design & Applied Arts at Cornish College of the Arts

What traits are you looking for in a school for Design & Applied Arts, consider the program at Cornish College of the Arts. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cornish College of the Arts is in Seattle, WA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 30 design & applied arts graduations were recorded at Cornish College of the Arts.

Online & Distance Learning at Cornish College of the Arts

Distance learning is available at Cornish College of the Arts. Among 505 students, 0 (0%) studied exclusively online and 44 (9%) took at least some classes online.

Design & Applied Arts Rankings at Cornish College of the Arts

Use these rankings to compare Cornish College of the Arts’s Design & Applied Arts program to other colleges that offer this major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking Scope Rank
Best Schools (Quality) Washington #15 of 16
Best Value Washington #16 of 16
Best Value Far Western (Region) #104 of 112
Best Schools (Quality) Far Western (Region) #111 of 113
Best Value Nationwide #583 of 600
Best Schools (Quality) Nationwide #596 of 603

Earnings for Design & Applied Arts Graduates from Cornish College of the Arts

Students who complete Cornish College of the Arts’s Design & Applied Arts program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Median earnings by years after graduation for Design & Applied Arts at Cornish College of the Arts
Years After Graduation Median Earnings
1 year $27,553
2 years $33,993
3 years $41,966
4 years $55,554
5 years $52,508

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Design & Applied Arts graduates from Cornish College of the Arts earn a median of $55,554, compared with $35,583 for all Cornish College of the Arts graduates — about 56% higher than the school-wide median.

Design & Applied Arts earnings compared with all majors at Cornish College of the Arts

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Design & Applied Arts graduates from Cornish College of the Arts comes in at $27,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Design & Applied Arts graduates at Cornish College of the Arts, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Design & Applied Arts graduates at Cornish College of the Arts are 67% women (20) and 33% men (10).

Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program at Cornish College of the Arts

Of the 30 bachelor’s design & applied arts degrees awarded at Cornish College of the Arts, 67% were women (20) and 33% were men (10).

Cornish College of the Arts gender breakdown of Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's degree recipients

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Design & Applied Arts bachelor’s degree recipients at Cornish College of the Arts.

Race / Ethnicity Number of Graduates
White 16
Hispanic / Latino 2
Black / African American 1
Asian 1
Two or More Races 4
International (Nonresident) 3
Unknown 3
Racial-ethnic diversity of Design & Applied Arts majors at Cornish College of the Arts

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of Design & Applied Arts bachelor’s degree recipients at Cornish College of the Arts, below the national average of 37%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Design & Applied Arts Concentrations at Cornish College of the Arts

This Design & Applied Arts program at Cornish College of the Arts includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration Graduates
Visual Communications 13
Interior Design 3
Illustration 12
Game & Interactive Media Design 2

Highest-Paying Careers for Design & Applied Arts Graduates

Students who finish Design & Applied Arts program at Cornish College of the Arts go on to a range of careers. Here are the best-paid careers for Design & Applied Arts majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation Nationwide Median Wage
Set and Exhibit Designers $109,049
Art Directors $103,285
Web and Digital Interface Designers $88,198
Artists and Related Workers, All Other $83,610
Photographers $75,743
Designers, All Other $73,407
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other $68,967
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary $66,757
Graphic Designers $66,386
Video Game Designers $62,617

References

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