Design & Applied Arts at Madison Area Technical College

If you are interested in studying design & applied arts, you may want to check out the program at Madison Area Technical College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Madison College is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 13,057 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.

Madison College Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Design

Madison College Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Design Student Demographics at Madison College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design majors at Madison Area Technical College.

Madison College Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Program

64% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of design associate's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in design only graduates about 31% men each year. The program at Madison College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in design at Madison College are white. Around 86% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	62
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

Design & Applied Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Madison Area Technical College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Graphic Design	48
Interior Design	24
Visual Communications	11
Commercial Photography	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 WI, the home state for Madison Area Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Graphic Designers	5,780	$47,980
Professors	2,770	$76,130
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,820	$75,220
Photographers	1,070	$34,750
Interior Designers	1,020	$47,580

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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