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Design & Applied Arts at Northern Kentucky University

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Design & Applied Arts at Northern Kentucky University

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

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211. In 2021, 18 design majors received their bachelor's degree from NKU.

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.

NKU Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Design

NKU Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the design progam at NKU 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 NKU 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 439

Earnings of NKU Design Graduates

The median salary of design students who receive their bachelor's degree at NKU is $36,335. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 11% higher than the national average of $32,733 for all design bachelor's degree recipients.

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Design Student Demographics at NKU

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

NKU Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

61% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 18 design students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from NKU, about 39% were men and 61% were women. The typical design bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at NKU since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at NKU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Northern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

NKU 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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Graphic Designers 1,800 $44,550
Professors 890 $50,500
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 790 $76,750
Photographers 400 $36,390
Interior Designers 370 $52,590

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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