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Design & Applied Arts at Harding University

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Design & Applied Arts at Harding University

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

Harding is located in Searcy, Arkansas and has a total student population of 4,617. Of the 902 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Harding University in 2021, 26 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.

Harding Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Design

Harding Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks design programs across the country. The following shows how Harding 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 Harding 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 26
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 159
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Schools 315

Earnings of Harding Design Graduates

The median salary of design students who receive their bachelor's degree at Harding is $42,621. This is 30% higher than $32,733, which is the national average for all design bachelor's degree recipients.

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Design Student Demographics at Harding

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

Harding Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

77% Women
4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 23% of design bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

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About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at Harding 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 Harding University with a bachelor's in design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 23
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 AR, the home state for Harding University.

Occupation Jobs in AR Average Salary in AR
Graphic Designers 1,110 $42,250
Professors 920 $57,420
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 550 $57,450
Photographers 330 $37,520
Interior Designers 250 $66,840

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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