Design & Applied Arts at Franklin University

Every design and applied arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the design program at Franklin University stacks up to those at other schools.

Franklin University is located in Columbus, Ohio and approximately 5,926 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in design from Franklin University.

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.

Franklin University Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Design

Online Classes Are Available at Franklin University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Franklin University offers distance education options for design at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Franklin University Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the design progam at Franklin University 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 Franklin University 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 Value Design & Applied Arts Schools	25
	101
Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	259
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	315

How Much Do Design Graduates from Franklin University Make?

The median salary of design students who receive their bachelor's degree at Franklin University is $38,327. This is 17% higher than $32,733, which is the national average for all design bachelor's degree recipients.

Design Student Demographics at Franklin University

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

Franklin University Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of design bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical design bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Franklin University since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at Franklin University 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 Franklin University with a bachelor's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Franklin University also has a doctoral program available in design. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 OH, the home state for Franklin University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Graphic Designers	7,120	$50,130
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	4,110	$84,160
Interior Designers	2,170	$55,230
Photographers	1,880	$42,370
Art Directors	1,100	$82,630

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 Tysto under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.