Design & Applied Arts at New York City College of Technology

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 New York City College of Technology stacks up to those at other schools.

City Tech is located in Brooklyn, New York and approximately 15,513 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 126 design majors received their bachelor's degree from City Tech.

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.

City Tech Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Design
• Bachelor’s Degree in Design

City Tech Design & Applied Arts Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The design major at City Tech 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 Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30
	62
Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools	78
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	302

Earnings of City Tech Design Graduates

The median salary of design students who receive their bachelor's degree at City Tech is $30,519. This is less than $32,733, which is the national average of all design majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Design Student Demographics at City Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design majors at New York City College of Technology.

City Tech Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of design associate's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in design only graduates about 32% men each year. The program at City Tech may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 10% more women than average.

City Tech does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in design graduates 59% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New York City College of Technology with a associate's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	1
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

City Tech Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 126 design majors earned their bachelor's degree from City Tech. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical design bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at City Tech since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 47% more racial-ethnic minorities in its design bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New York City College of Technology with a bachelor's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	30
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	42
White	12
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Drama & Theater Arts

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 NY, the home state for New York City College of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Graphic Designers	21,350	$64,840
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	11,530	$99,870
Art Directors	8,320	$124,710
Fashion Designers	7,550	$95,830
Professors	6,440	$112,000

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 Tomwsulcer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.