Design & Applied Arts at Northwest Mississippi Community College

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

NWCC is located in Senatobia, Mississippi and approximately 7,092 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.

NWCC Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

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

NWCC Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Design Student Demographics at NWCC

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

NWCC Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Program

45% Women

82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of design associate's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in design only graduates about 31% men each year. The program at NWCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 24% more women than average.

NWCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in design graduates 43% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

Design & Applied Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwest Mississippi Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Graphic Design	11

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 MS, the home state for Northwest Mississippi Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Graphic Designers	830	$42,640
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	660	$62,540
Photographers	230	$44,770
Interior Designers	120	$56,960
Art Directors	50	$58,350

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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