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Design & Applied Arts at Fitchburg State University

Design & Applied Arts at Fitchburg State University

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

Fitchburg State is located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 6,728.

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.

Fitchburg State Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Design

Fitchburg State Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The design major at Fitchburg State 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 Fitchburg State

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

Fitchburg State Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

21% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 79% of design bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women. The typical design bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at Fitchburg State since its program graduates 49% more men than average.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at Fitchburg State 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 Fitchburg State University with a bachelor's in design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 24
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Fitchburg State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Game & Interactive Media Design 27
Visual Communications 8

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 MA, the home state for Fitchburg State University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 6,190 $99,540
Graphic Designers 5,680 $64,010
Art Directors 1,310 $97,810
Interior Designers 1,240 $66,250
Photographers 1,220 $65,090

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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