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Design & Applied Arts at Maryland Institute College of Art

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Design & Applied Arts at Maryland Institute College of Art

Every design and 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 Maryland Institute College of Art stacks up to those at other schools.

MICA is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a total student population of 1,892. Of the 326 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Maryland Institute College of Art in 2021, 154 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.

MICA Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at MICA

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? MICA offers distance education options for design at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

MICA Design & Applied Arts Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The design major at MICA 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 Focused Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools 1
Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools 2
Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools 9
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Schools 20
Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 23
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 30
Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools 55
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Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools 89
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 172
Best Design & Applied Arts Schools 230
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Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 322
359
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools 421

In 2021, 180 students received their master’s degree in design from MICA. This makes it the #2 most popular school for design master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Design Graduates from MICA Make?

The median salary of design students who receive their bachelor's degree at MICA is $30,590. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,733 for all design students.

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Design Student Demographics at MICA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design majors at Maryland Institute College of Art.

MICA Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

77% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 23% of design bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Maryland Institute College of Art with a bachelor's in design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 15
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 33
International Students 65
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

MICA Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

69% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The design program at MICA awarded 180 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 31% of these degrees went to men with the other 69% going to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Maryland Institute College of Art with a master's in design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 20
Black or African American 26
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 87
International Students 25
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

MICA 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 MD, the home state for Maryland Institute College of Art.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
Graphic Designers 3,030 $58,610
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,850 $74,160
Interior Designers 1,250 $66,140
Photographers 740 $39,640
Artists 540 $87,920

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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