Design & Applied Arts at Miami Dade College

If you are interested in studying design & applied arts, you may want to check out the program at Miami Dade College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

MDC is located in Miami, Florida and approximately 46,523 students attend the school each year.

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.

MDC Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Design (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Design

MDC Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Design Student Demographics at MDC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design majors at Miami Dade College.

MDC Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Program

55% Women

89% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of design associate's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in design only graduates about 31% men each year. The program at MDC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

MDC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in design graduates 51% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Miami Dade College with a associate's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	0
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

If you plan to be a design major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Miami Dade College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fashion Design	46
Game & Interactive Media Design	23
Interior Design	8

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 FL, the home state for Miami Dade College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Professors	16,250	$61,440
Graphic Designers	13,550	$48,780
Photographers	4,480	$39,990
Interior Designers	4,210	$50,410
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	3,520	$72,670

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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