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Design & Applied Arts at Colorado Mesa University

If you plan to study Design & Applied Arts, you may want to check out the program at Colorado Mesa University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Colorado Mesa University sits in Grand Junction, CO.

During the most recent reporting year, 8 design & applied arts graduations were recorded at Colorado Mesa University.

Online Class Availability at Colorado Mesa University

Online coursework is an option at Colorado Mesa University. Among 9,785 students, 736 (8%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,271 (33%) took at least some classes online.

Design & Applied Arts Rankings at Colorado Mesa University

Rankings can help you compare Colorado Mesa University’s Design & Applied Arts program to other colleges that offer this major.

Earnings for Design & Applied Arts Graduates from Colorado Mesa University

Those who finish Colorado Mesa University’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
2 years	$21,703
3 years	$26,527
4 years	$29,876
5 years	$34,036

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years out, Design & Applied Arts graduates from Colorado Mesa University earn a median of $29,876, compared with $49,582 for all Colorado Mesa University graduates — about 40% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Design & Applied Arts graduates from Colorado Mesa University comes in at $27,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Design & Applied Arts graduates at Colorado Mesa University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Design & Applied Arts graduates at Colorado Mesa University are 75% women (6) and 25% men (2).

Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program at Colorado Mesa University

Of the 8 bachelor’s design & applied arts graduates at Colorado Mesa University, 75% were women (6) and 25% were men (2).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	5
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	1
Two or More Races	1

Minority students account for 38% of Design & Applied Arts bachelor’s degree recipients at Colorado Mesa University, higher than 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 Colorado Mesa University

The Design & Applied Arts program at Colorado Mesa University breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Graphic Design	8

Highest-Paying Careers for Design & Applied Arts Graduates

Graduates of the Design & Applied Arts program at Colorado Mesa University pursue many career paths. Below are 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.