Design & Applied Arts at Full Sail University

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

Full Sail University is located in Winter Park, Florida and has a total student population of 21,666. Of the 3,255 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Full Sail University in 2019, 231 of them were design and applied arts majors.

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.

Full Sail University Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Full Sail University

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Full Sail University Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks design programs across the country. The following shows how Full Sail University performed in these rankings.

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 Full Sail 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
Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Schools	3
Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Degree Schools	13
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools	24
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Degree Schools	65
Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools	84
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Schools	97
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools	198

In 2019, 83 students received their master’s degree in design from Full Sail University. This makes it the #5 most popular school for design master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Full Sail University Design Graduates

The median salary of design students who receive their bachelor's degree at Full Sail University is $27,800. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,900 for all design students.

Design Student Demographics at Full Sail University

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

Full Sail University Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of design associate's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in design only graduates about 33% men each year. The program at Full Sail University may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

Full Sail University does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in design graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Full Sail University with a associate's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Full Sail University Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

Of the 231 design students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2018-2019 from Full Sail University, about 42% were men and 58% were women. The typical design bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Full Sail University since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Full Sail University with a bachelor's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	54
White	89
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	40

Full Sail University Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

Of the 83 students who graduated with a master’s in design from Full Sail University in 2019, 45% were men and 55% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in design each year. Full Sail University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

In the design master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Full Sail University with a master's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Full Sail University also has a doctoral program available in design. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Drama & Theater Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts
• General Visual & Performing Arts
• Music
• Arts & Media Management

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 FL, the home state for Full Sail University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Professors	16,250	$61,440
Graphic Designers	13,550	$48,780
Photographers	4,480	$39,990
Interior Designers	4,210	$50,410
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	3,520	$72,670

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.