Design & Applied Arts at Fashion Institute of Technology
FIT SUNY is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 8,726. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 560 students received a bachelor's degree in design from FIT SUNY.
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.
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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 following rankings from College Factual show how the design progam at FIT SUNY compares to programs at other colleges and universities.
Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.
Ranking Type | Rank |
---|---|
Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Degree Schools | 1 |
Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools | 1 |
Best Design & Applied Arts Basic Certificate Schools | 7 |
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Basic Certificate Schools | 21 |
Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools | 38 |
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools | 39 |
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools | 41 |
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 41 |
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Schools | 47 |
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 52 |
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 64 |
Best Design & Applied Arts Schools | 69 |
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools | 84 |
Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Basic Certificate Schools | 111 |
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Basic Certificate Schools | 193 |
In 2019, 13 students received their master’s degree in design from FIT SUNY. This makes it the #38 most popular school for design master’s degree candidates in the country.
How Much Do Design Graduates from FIT SUNY Make?
The median salary of design students who receive their bachelor's degree at FIT SUNY is $38,200. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 24% higher than the national average of $30,900 for all design bachelor's degree recipients.

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

FIT SUNY does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in design graduates 11% 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 | 110 |
Black or African American | 62 |
Hispanic or Latino | 165 |
White | 293 |
International Students | 153 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 22 |
FIT SUNY Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 | 82 |
Black or African American | 33 |
Hispanic or Latino | 90 |
White | 239 |
International Students | 95 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 21 |
FIT SUNY Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

Of the students who received a design master's degree from FIT SUNY, 54% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.
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 | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 7 |
International Students | 5 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
FIT SUNY also has a doctoral program available in design. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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
- Image Credit: By Beyond My Ken under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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