Design & Applied Arts at North Carolina A & T State University

Every design and applied arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the design program at North Carolina A & T State University stacks up to those at other schools.

NC A&T is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and has a total student population of 12,753. Of the 2,126 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from North Carolina A & T State University in 2021, 17 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.

NC A&T Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Design

NC A&T Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the design progam at NC A&T 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 NC A&T 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 Schools	417
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Schools	721

Earnings of NC A&T Design Graduates

The median salary of design students who receive their bachelor's degree at NC A&T is $22,609. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,733 for all design students.

Design Student Demographics at NC A&T

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design majors at North Carolina A & T State University.

NC A&T Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in design from NC A&T. About 53% were men and 47% were women. The typical design bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at NC A&T since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 64% more racial-ethnic minorities in its design bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from North Carolina A & T State University with a bachelor's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NC A&T also has a doctoral program available in design. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Music
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts

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 NC, the home state for North Carolina A & T State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Graphic Designers	6,460	$49,700
Professors	5,220	$70,590
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,860	$66,640
Photographers	1,450	$33,630
Interior Designers	1,320	$54,650

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Educatedblkman1914 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.