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Design & Applied Arts at Hawkeye Community College

If you plan to study Design & Applied Arts, take a look at what Hawkeye Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Hawkeye Community College is in Waterloo, IA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 16 design & applied arts graduations were recorded at Hawkeye Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Hawkeye Community College

Many students take online classes at Hawkeye Community College. Of 5,120 students, 1,009 (20%) studied exclusively online and 1,393 (27%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Design & Applied Arts Graduates from Hawkeye Community College

Graduates of Hawkeye Community College’s Design & Applied Arts program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$21,964
3 years	$24,119
4 years	$26,677
5 years	$30,356

Is this above or below average for the school? At the four-year mark, Design & Applied Arts graduates from Hawkeye Community College report median earnings of $26,677, compared with $43,530 for all Hawkeye Community College graduates — about 39% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Design & Applied Arts graduates at Hawkeye Community College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Design & Applied Arts graduates at Hawkeye Community College are 75% women (12) and 25% men (4).

Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Program at Hawkeye Community College

Among the 16 associate’s design & applied arts graduates at Hawkeye Community College, 75% were women (12) and 25% were men (4).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Design & Applied Arts associate’s degree recipients at Hawkeye Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	10
Hispanic / Latino	3
Two or More Races	3

Minority students account for 38% of Design & Applied Arts associate’s degree recipients at Hawkeye Community College, below the national average of 43%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Design & Applied Arts Concentrations at Hawkeye Community College

The Design & Applied Arts program at Hawkeye Community College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Commercial Photography	7
Graphic Design	9

Highest-Paying Careers for Design & Applied Arts Graduates

Those who complete Design & Applied Arts program at Hawkeye Community College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Design & Applied Arts majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Set and Exhibit Designers	$109,049
Art Directors	$103,285
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$88,198
Artists and Related Workers, All Other	$83,610
Photographers	$75,743
Designers, All Other	$73,407
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,757
Graphic Designers	$66,386
Video Game Designers	$62,617

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.