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Design & Applied Arts at Northwest College

If you plan to study Design & Applied Arts, you may want to check out the program at Northwest College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Northwest College is in Powell, WY.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 19 design & applied arts degrees were granted at Northwest College.

Online & Distance Learning at Northwest College

Online coursework is an option at Northwest College. Of 1,486 students, 271 (18%) studied exclusively online and 600 (40%) took at least some classes online.

Design & Applied Arts Rankings at Northwest College

These rankings give you a sense of how Northwest College’s Design & Applied Arts program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Wyoming	#1 of 1
Best Value	Wyoming	#1 of 1
Best Value	Rocky Mountains (Region)	#3 of 21
Best Schools (Quality)	Rocky Mountains (Region)	#14 of 21
Best Value	Nationwide	#122 of 600
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#345 of 603

Earnings for Design & Applied Arts Graduates from Northwest College

Graduates of Northwest College’s Design & Applied Arts program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$24,597
2 years	$20,140
3 years	$21,449
4 years	$25,441
5 years	$30,265

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Design & Applied Arts graduates from Northwest College report median earnings of $25,441, compared with $35,870 for all Northwest College graduates — about 29% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Design & Applied Arts graduates at Northwest College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Design & Applied Arts graduates at Northwest College are 74% women (14) and 26% men (5).

Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Program at Northwest College

Of the 19 associate’s design & applied arts degrees awarded at Northwest College, 74% were women (14) and 26% were men (5).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	18
Hispanic / Latino	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 5% of Design & Applied Arts associate’s degree recipients at Northwest College, below 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 Northwest College

This Design & Applied Arts program at Northwest College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Commercial & Advertising Art	9
Commercial Photography	10

Highest-Paying Careers for Design & Applied Arts Graduates

Those who complete Design & Applied Arts program at Northwest College work across a variety of fields. Below are the highest-paying careers for Design & Applied Arts graduates, 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.