Design & Applied Arts at Houston Community College

Every design & applied arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the design program at Houston Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Houston Community College is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 48,329.

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.

Houston Community 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

Houston Community College Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Design Student Demographics at Houston Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design majors at Houston Community College.

Houston Community College Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Program

97% Women

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 3% of design associate's degrees went to men and 97% went to women.

Houston Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in design graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	7
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

If you plan to be a design major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Houston Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fashion Design	22
Interior Design	11

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 TX, the home state for Houston Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Graphic Designers	13,480	$50,700
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,240	$71,520
Interior Designers	4,230	$56,430
Professors	3,510	$61,660
Photographers	3,070	$34,160

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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