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Design & Applied Arts at Metropolitan State University of Denver

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Design & Applied Arts at Metropolitan State University of Denver

If you plan to study design and applied arts, take a look at what Metropolitan State University of Denver has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

MSU Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and has a total student population of 19,086. In 2021, 56 design majors received their bachelor's degree from MSU Denver.

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.

MSU Denver Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Design

MSU Denver Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the design progam at MSU Denver 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 MSU Denver 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
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools 311

How Much Do Design Graduates from MSU Denver Make?

The median salary of design students who receive their bachelor's degree at MSU Denver is $36,119. This is 10% higher than $32,733, which is the national average for all design bachelor's degree recipients.

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Design Student Demographics at MSU Denver

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design majors at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

MSU Denver Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

45% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 56 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Design & Applied Arts from MSU Denver in 2020-2021, 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical design bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at MSU Denver since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

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About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at MSU Denver are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Metropolitan State University of Denver with a bachelor's in design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 33
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

MSU Denver 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 CO, the home state for Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
Graphic Designers 4,730 $56,670
Interior Designers 1,930 $58,580
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,880 $60,820
Photographers 750 $38,600
Commercial and Industrial Designers 670 $62,590

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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