Graphic Design at William Rainey Harper College

Every graphic design school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the graphic design program at William Rainey Harper College stacks up to those at other schools.

Harper College is located in Palatine, Illinois and approximately 12,199 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Graphic Design section at the bottom of this page.

Harper College Graphic Design Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Graphic Design (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Graphic Design

Harper College Graphic Design Rankings

Graphic Design Student Demographics at Harper College

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

Harper College Graphic Design Associate’s Program

50% Women

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of graphic design associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in graphic design only graduates about 34% men each year. The program at Harper College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 16% 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 graphic design graduates 17% 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 graphic design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Interior Design

Careers That Graphic Design Grads May Go Into

A degree in graphic 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
Art Directors	2,080	$99,800
Multimedia Artists and Animators	770	$61,440

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*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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