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Design & Applied Arts at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

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Design & Applied Arts at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

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

IUP is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 10,037. Of the 1,834 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus in 2021, 63 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.

IUP Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Design (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Design

IUP Design & Applied Arts Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The design major at IUP 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 Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 62
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 158
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Basic Certificate Schools 167
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Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Schools 255

How Much Do Design Graduates from IUP Make?

The median salary of design students who receive their bachelor's degree at IUP is $32,645. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,733 for all design students.

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Design Student Demographics at IUP

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design majors at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus.

IUP Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

94% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 63 design majors earned their bachelor's degree from IUP. Of these graduates, 6% were men and 94% were women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at IUP 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 Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus with a bachelor's in design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 42
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

IUP 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 PA, the home state for Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Graphic Designers 8,710 $53,050
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 5,050 $80,740
Photographers 1,740 $34,790
Interior Designers 1,510 $57,730

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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