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Design & Applied Arts at Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design

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Design & Applied Arts at Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design

What traits are you looking for in a design school? To help you decide if Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's design program.

MIAD is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 925. Of the 159 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design in 2021, 106 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.

MIAD Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Design

MIAD Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the design progam at MIAD 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 MIAD 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
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 6
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Schools 12
Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 42
Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools 61
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 199
Best Design & Applied Arts Schools 235
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 269
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Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools 367

How Much Do Design Graduates from MIAD Make?

The median salary of design students who receive their bachelor's degree at MIAD is $29,216. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,733 for all design students.

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Design Student Demographics at MIAD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design majors at Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design.

MIAD Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

74% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of design bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at MIAD 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 Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design with a bachelor's in design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 83
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

MIAD 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 WI, the home state for Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design.

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
Graphic Designers 5,780 $47,980
Professors 2,770 $76,130
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,820 $75,220
Photographers 1,070 $34,750
Interior Designers 1,020 $47,580

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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