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Design & Applied Arts at Mesa Community College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Design & Applied Arts, take a look at what Mesa Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Mesa Community College is located in Mesa, AZ.

During the most recent reporting year, 107 design & applied arts graduations were recorded at Mesa Community College.

Studying Online at Mesa Community College

Distance learning is available at Mesa Community College. Among 17,077 students, 4,620 (27%) studied exclusively online and 5,003 (29%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Design & Applied Arts Graduates from Mesa Community College

Graduates of Mesa Community College’s Design & Applied Arts program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
3 years	$19,766
4 years	$35,789
5 years	$39,946

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Design & Applied Arts graduates from Mesa Community College take home a median $35,789, compared with $46,504 for all Mesa Community College graduates — about 23% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Design & Applied Arts graduates at Mesa Community College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Design & Applied Arts graduates at Mesa Community College are 64% women (68) and 36% men (39).

Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Program at Mesa Community College

Among the 63 associate’s design & applied arts degrees awarded at Mesa Community College, 57% were women (36) and 43% were men (27).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	40
Hispanic / Latino	17
Black / African American	2
Asian	1
Two or More Races	2
International (Nonresident)	1

Minority students account for 35% of Design & Applied Arts associate’s degree recipients at Mesa Community College, lower than the national average of 43%.*

*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 Mesa Community College

This Design & Applied Arts program at Mesa Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Visual Communications	2
Fashion Design	13
Graphic Design	50
Illustration	25
Game & Interactive Media Design	17

Top-Paying Careers for Design & Applied Arts Graduates

Graduates of the Design & Applied Arts program at Mesa Community College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Design & Applied Arts graduates, 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.