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Design & Applied Arts at DePaul University

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Design & Applied Arts at DePaul University

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

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 21,922 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,335 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from DePaul University in 2021, 77 of them were design and applied arts majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the design progam at DePaul 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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools 40
Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools 73

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in design from DePaul. This makes it the #40 most popular school for design master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of DePaul Design Graduates

The median salary of design students who receive their bachelor's degree at DePaul is $32,912. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $32,733 for all design bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

40% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 77 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Design & Applied Arts from DePaul in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical design bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at DePaul since its program graduates 28% more men than average.

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About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at DePaul are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 39
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

DePaul Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

58% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 12 students who graduated with a master’s in design from DePaul in 2021, 42% were men and 58% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in design each year. DePaul does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a design master's degree from DePaul, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 9
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

DePaul 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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