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Design & Applied Arts at Drake University

If you are interested in studying design and applied arts, you may want to check out the program at Drake University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Drake is located in Des Moines, Iowa and approximately 4,774 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 16 design majors received their bachelor's degree from Drake.

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.

Drake Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Design

Drake Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the design progam at Drake 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 Drake 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
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 15
Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools 478
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Schools 551

Design Student Demographics at Drake

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

Drake Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

81% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in design from Drake. About 19% were men and 81% were women.

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About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at Drake 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 Drake University with a bachelor's in design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 14
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Drake 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 IA, the home state for Drake University.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Graphic Designers 2,270 $43,920
Professors 2,250 $71,300
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,110 $80,700
Commercial and Industrial Designers 650 $60,750
Photographers 510 $30,180

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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