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Design & Applied Arts at Northwestern University

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Design & Applied Arts at Northwestern University

If you are interested in studying design and applied arts, you may want to check out the program at Northwestern University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

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.

Northwestern Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Design

Northwestern Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Design Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

83% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 design majors earned their master's degree from Northwestern. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwestern University with a master's in design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Graphic Designers 11,700 $56,890
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 3,940 $68,360
Professors 3,040 $66,970
Photographers 2,600 $36,290
Interior Designers 2,250 $52,150

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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