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Design & Applied Arts at Northern Virginia Community College

If you plan to study Design & Applied Arts, you may want to check out the program at Northern Virginia Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Northern Virginia Community College is in Annandale, VA.

During the most recent reporting year, 63 design & applied arts graduations were recorded at Northern Virginia Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Northern Virginia Community College

Distance learning is available at Northern Virginia Community College. Of 56,457 students, 12,964 (23%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 14,657 (26%) took at least some classes online.

Design & Applied Arts Rankings at Northern Virginia Community College

Rankings can help you compare Northern Virginia Community College’s Design & Applied Arts program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Virginia	#4 of 12
Best Value	Virginia	#6 of 12
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#38 of 128
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#51 of 128
Best Value	Nationwide	#151 of 600
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#305 of 603

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Design & Applied Arts graduates from Northern Virginia Community College stands at $18,250.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Design & Applied Arts graduates at Northern Virginia Community College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Design & Applied Arts graduates at Northern Virginia Community College are 70% women (44) and 30% men (19).

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

Of the 62 associate’s design & applied arts degrees awarded at Northern Virginia Community College, 69% were women (43) and 31% were men (19).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Design & Applied Arts associate’s degree recipients at Northern Virginia Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	13
Hispanic / Latino	19
Black / African American	5
Asian	10
Two or More Races	6
International (Nonresident)	4
Unknown	5

Minority students account for 65% of Design & Applied Arts associate’s degree recipients at Northern Virginia Community College, above the national average of 43%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Design & Applied Arts Concentrations at Northern Virginia Community College

The Design & Applied Arts program at Northern Virginia Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Visual Communications	46
Interior Design	17

Top-Paying Careers for Design & Applied Arts Graduates

Students who finish Design & Applied Arts program at Northern Virginia Community College work across a variety of fields. Here are the highest-paying careers for Design & Applied Arts majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Set and Exhibit Designers	$109,049
Art Directors	$103,285
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$88,198
Artists and Related Workers, All Other	$83,610
Photographers	$75,743
Designers, All Other	$73,407
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,757
Graphic Designers	$66,386
Video Game Designers	$62,617

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.