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Design & Applied Arts at Eastern Michigan University

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Design & Applied Arts at Eastern Michigan University

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

Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and approximately 16,294 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 53 design majors received their bachelor's degree from Eastern Michigan.

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.

Eastern Michigan Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

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

Eastern Michigan Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the design progam at Eastern Michigan 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 Eastern Michigan 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
111
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 188
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Schools 502

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in design from Eastern Michigan. This makes it the #91 most popular school for design master’s degree candidates in the country.

Design Student Demographics at Eastern Michigan

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

Eastern Michigan Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

43% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 53 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in design from Eastern Michigan in 2021, 57% were men and 43% were women. The typical design bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Eastern Michigan since its program graduates 24% more men than average.

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About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at Eastern Michigan 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 Eastern Michigan University with a bachelor's in design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 38
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Eastern Michigan Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

100% Women
The design program at Eastern Michigan awarded 2 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

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Of the students who received a design master's degree from Eastern Michigan, 100% 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 Eastern Michigan University with a master's in design.

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

Eastern Michigan 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 MI, the home state for Eastern Michigan University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Graphic Designers 5,680 $47,700
Commercial and Industrial Designers 5,060 $75,430
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,710 $76,250
Interior Designers 1,610 $51,030

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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