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 24,627. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 240 students received a bachelor's degree in design from Full Sail 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.

Full Sail University 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

Online Classes Are Available at Full Sail 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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Full Sail University does offer online courses in design for 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: 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 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	4
Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Basic Certificate Schools	9
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools	22
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Basic Certificate Schools	63
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Schools	84
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools	90
Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools	97
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools	292

In 2021, 70 students received their master’s degree in design from Full Sail University. This makes it the #6 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 $28,143. This is less than $32,733, which is the national average of all design majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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, 35% of design associate's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in design only graduates about 32% men each year. The program at Full Sail University may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% 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 10% 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	2
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Full Sail University Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 240 design majors earned their bachelor's degree from Full Sail University. Of these graduates, 42% were men and 58% were women. The typical design bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% 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 5% 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	29
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	112
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	47

Full Sail University Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

Of the 70 students who graduated with a master’s in design from Full Sail University in 2021, 46% were men and 54% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in design each year. Full Sail University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

In the design master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 19% 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	18
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

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

Related Majors

• Drama & Theater Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts
• Music
• General Visual & Performing Arts
• 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.