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Design & Applied Arts at Kansas State University

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Design & Applied Arts at Kansas State University

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

K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and has a total student population of 20,854. In 2021, 17 design majors received their bachelor's degree from K -State.

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.

K -State Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Design

K -State Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the design progam at K -State 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 K -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
Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 259

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in design from K -State. This is the #108 most popular school for design master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Design Graduates from K -State Make?

The median salary of design students who receive their bachelor's degree at K -State is $41,741. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 28% higher than the national average of $32,733 for all design bachelor's degree recipients.

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Design Student Demographics at K -State

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

K -State Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 17 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Design & Applied Arts from K -State in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at K -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 Kansas State University with a bachelor's in design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 12
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

K -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 KS, the home state for Kansas State University.

Occupation Jobs in KS Average Salary in KS
Graphic Designers 2,360 $46,270
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 590 $66,450
Interior Designers 500 $54,630
Art Directors 410 $82,340
Photographers 350 $35,540

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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