Design & Applied Arts at William Rainey Harper College

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

Harper College is located in Palatine, Illinois and has a total student population of 12,199.

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.

Harper College Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Design (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Design (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Design

Harper College Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Design Student Demographics at Harper College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design majors at William Rainey Harper College.

Harper College Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Program

60% Women

53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of design associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in design only graduates about 31% men each year. The program at Harper College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

Harper College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in design graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from William Rainey Harper College with a associate's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 William Rainey Harper College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Graphic Design	18
Interior Design	6

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 IL, the home state for William Rainey Harper College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Graphic Designers	11,700	$56,890
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	3,940	$68,360
Professors	3,040	$66,970
Photographers	2,600	$36,290
Interior Designers	2,250	$52,150

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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