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Design & Applied Arts at Illinois State University

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Design & Applied Arts at Illinois State University

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

Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and has a total student population of 20,720. Of the 4,745 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University in 2021, 25 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.

Illinois State Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Design

Illinois State Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the design progam at Illinois State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Illinois State 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 Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 49

How Much Do Design Graduates from Illinois State Make?

The median salary of design students who receive their bachelor's degree at Illinois State is $40,489. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 24% higher than the national average of $32,733 for all design bachelor's degree recipients.

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Design Student Demographics at Illinois State

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

Illinois State Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

88% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 design majors earned their bachelor's degree from Illinois State. Of these graduates, 12% were men and 88% were women.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at Illinois State 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 Illinois State University with a bachelor's in design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 19
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Illinois State 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 IL, the home state for Illinois State University.

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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