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Design & Applied Arts at Michigan State University

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Design & Applied Arts at Michigan State University

What traits are you looking for in a design school? To help you decide if Michigan State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's design program.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695. Of the 9,450 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University in 2021, 83 of them were design and applied arts majors.

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.

Michigan State Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Design

Online Classes Are Available at Michigan State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Michigan State does offer online courses in design for the following degree levels:

Michigan State Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the design progam at Michigan State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The design major at Michigan State 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 Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools 1
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 177

Earnings of Michigan State Design Graduates

The median salary of design students who receive their bachelor's degree at Michigan State is $37,306. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 14% higher than the national average of $32,733 for all design bachelor's degree recipients.

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Design Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

76% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 83 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in design from Michigan State. About 24% were men and 76% were women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at Michigan State 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 Michigan State University with a bachelor's in design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 56
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Michigan State 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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Graphic Designers 5,680 $47,700
Commercial and Industrial Designers 5,060 $75,430
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,710 $76,250
Interior Designers 1,610 $51,030

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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