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Design & Applied Arts at Meredith College

If you plan to study Design & Applied Arts, consider the program at Meredith College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Meredith College sits in Raleigh, NC.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 28 design & applied arts degrees were granted at Meredith College.

Online & Distance Learning at Meredith College

Many students take online classes at Meredith College. Among 1,465 students, 20 (1%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 0 (0%) took at least some classes online.

Design & Applied Arts Rankings at Meredith College

These rankings give you a sense of how Meredith College’s Design & Applied Arts program against other schools offering the same major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	North Carolina	#6 of 25
Best Value	North Carolina	#22 of 25
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#30 of 128
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#93 of 128
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#179 of 603
Best Value	Nationwide	#415 of 600

Earnings for Design & Applied Arts Graduates from Meredith College

Graduates of Meredith College’s Design & Applied Arts program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$34,843
2 years	$35,274
3 years	$38,313
4 years	$46,089
5 years	$46,268

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Design & Applied Arts graduates from Meredith College report median earnings of $46,089, compared with $49,357 for all Meredith College graduates — about 7% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Design & Applied Arts graduates from Meredith College is $25,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Design & Applied Arts graduates at Meredith College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Design & Applied Arts graduates at Meredith College are 100% women (28) and 0% men (0).

Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program at Meredith College

Among the 28 bachelor’s design & applied arts graduates at Meredith College, 100% were women (28) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Design & Applied Arts bachelor’s degree recipients at Meredith College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	21
Hispanic / Latino	4
Black / African American	1
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 21% of Design & Applied Arts bachelor’s degree recipients at Meredith College, below the national average of 37%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Design & Applied Arts Concentrations at Meredith College

The Design & Applied Arts program at Meredith College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Fashion Design	5
Interior Design	13
Graphic Design	10

Top-Paying Careers for Design & Applied Arts Graduates

Those who complete Design & Applied Arts program at Meredith College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Design & Applied Arts majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Set and Exhibit Designers	$109,049
Art Directors	$103,285
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$88,198
Artists and Related Workers, All Other	$83,610
Photographers	$75,743
Designers, All Other	$73,407
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,757
Graphic Designers	$66,386
Video Game Designers	$62,617

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.