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Design & Applied Arts at Fashion Institute of Technology

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

FIT SUNY is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 8,191.

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.

FIT SUNY Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Design (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Design
Bachelor’s Degree in Design
Master’s Degree in Design

FIT SUNY Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The design major at FIT SUNY 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 FIT SUNY

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design majors at Fashion Institute of Technology.

FIT SUNY Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Program

79% Women

48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of design associate's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

FIT SUNY does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in design graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Fashion Institute of Technology with a associate's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	121
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	162
White	254
International Students	126
Other Races/Ethnicities	47

FIT SUNY Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

84% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of design bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Fashion Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	105
Black or African American	46
Hispanic or Latino	135
White	218
International Students	97
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

FIT SUNY Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

90% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of design master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	19
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Fashion Institute of Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fashion Design	618
Commercial & Advertising Art	245
Illustration	208
Interior Design	115
Commercial Photography	102
Graphic Design	43
Other Design & Applied Arts	32
Industrial Design	31

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 NY, the home state for Fashion Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Graphic Designers	21,350	$64,840
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	11,530	$99,870
Art Directors	8,320	$124,710
Fashion Designers	7,550	$95,830
Professors	6,440	$112,000

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
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