Design & Applied Arts at Iowa State University

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 Iowa State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and approximately 31,822 students attend the school each year.

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.

Iowa State Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Design
• Master’s Degree in Design

Iowa State Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The design major at Iowa 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.

Design Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of design bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at Iowa 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 Iowa State University with a bachelor's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	166
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

Iowa State Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of design master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in design each year. Iowa State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Iowa State University with a master's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

The following design concentations are available at Iowa State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Iowa State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Graphic Design	86
Industrial Design	61
Interior Design	61
Visual Communications	44

Related Majors

• Music
• General Visual & Performing Arts

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 IA, the home state for Iowa State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Graphic Designers	2,270	$43,920
Professors	2,250	$71,300
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,110	$80,700
Commercial and Industrial Designers	650	$60,750
Photographers	510	$30,180

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jamo2008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.