Design & Applied Arts at Northern Virginia Community College

Every design & 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 Northern Virginia Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Northern Virginia Community College is located in Annandale, Virginia and approximately 52,873 students attend the school each year.

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.

Northern Virginia Community College Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Design (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Design

Northern Virginia Community College Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Design Student Demographics at Northern Virginia Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design majors at Northern Virginia Community College.

Northern Virginia Community College Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Program

70% Women

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of design associate's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

Northern Virginia Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in design graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Virginia Community College with a associate's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	28
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

The following design concentations are available at Northern Virginia Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Virginia Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Interior Design	33
Visual Communications	30

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 VA, the home state for Northern Virginia Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Graphic Designers	5,000	$60,540
Interior Designers	1,210	$52,670
Photographers	860	$37,420
Art Directors	510	$91,770

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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