Design & Applied Arts at DePaul University

What traits are you looking for in a design school? To help you decide if DePaul University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's design program.

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 21,922 students attend the school each year.

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.

DePaul Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

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

DePaul Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The design major at DePaul 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 DePaul

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design majors at DePaul University.

DePaul Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of design bachelor's degrees went to men and 32% went to women. The typical design bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at DePaul since its program graduates 38% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 DePaul University with a bachelor's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	38
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

DePaul Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of design master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in design each year. DePaul does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

If you plan to be a design major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at DePaul University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Game & Interactive Media Design	43
Graphic Design	41
Visual Communications	5

Related Majors

• Arts & Media Management
• Fine & Studio Arts
• Music
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Film, Video & Photographic 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 IL, the home state for DePaul University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Graphic Designers	11,700	$56,890
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	3,940	$68,360
Professors	3,040	$66,970
Photographers	2,600	$36,290
Interior Designers	2,250	$52,150

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 Just under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.