Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Design & Applied Arts at Northern State University

Design & Applied Arts at Northern State University

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

NSU is located in Aberdeen, South Dakota and has a total student population of 3,431.

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.

NSU Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Design

NSU Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The design major at NSU 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.

Design Student Demographics at NSU

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

NSU Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of design bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

undefined

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at NSU 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 Northern State University with a bachelor's in design.

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

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 Northern State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Graphic Design 1

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 SD, the home state for Northern State University.

Occupation Jobs in SD Average Salary in SD
Graphic Designers 750 $36,300
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 190 $64,020
Photographers 160 $30,380
Interior Designers 150 $57,620
Commercial and Industrial Designers 90 $43,950

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.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.