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Design & Applied Arts at East Carolina University

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Design & Applied Arts at East Carolina University

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

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and approximately 28,798 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 24 design majors received their bachelor's degree from ECU.

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.

ECU Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Design

ECU Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks design programs across the country. The following shows how ECU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The design major at ECU 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 Schools 137
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 506

How Much Do Design Graduates from ECU Make?

The median salary of design students who receive their bachelor's degree at ECU is $40,259. This is 23% higher than $32,733, which is the national average for all design bachelor's degree recipients.

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Design Student Demographics at ECU

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

ECU Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

92% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students earned a bachelor's degree in design from ECU. About 92% of these graduates were women and the other 8% were men.

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About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at ECU 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 East Carolina University with a bachelor's in design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 19
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

ECU 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 NC, the home state for East Carolina University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Graphic Designers 6,460 $49,700
Professors 5,220 $70,590
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,860 $66,640
Photographers 1,450 $33,630
Interior Designers 1,320 $54,650

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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