Design & Applied Arts at Drexel University

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

Drexel is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 23,589.

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.

Drexel Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

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

Drexel Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The design major at Drexel 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 Drexel

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

Drexel Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of design bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Drexel University with a bachelor's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	68
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Drexel Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of design master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

In the design master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

Design & Applied Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Drexel University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Design & Applied Arts	65
Interior Design	35
Fashion Design	31
Graphic Design	30
Industrial Design	22
Game & Interactive Media Design	22

Related Majors

• Dance
• Drama & Theater Arts
• General Visual & Performing Arts
• Fine & Studio 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 PA, the home state for Drexel University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Graphic Designers	8,710	$53,050
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	5,050	$80,740
Photographers	1,740	$34,790
Interior Designers	1,510	$57,730

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.