Design & Applied Arts at William Peace University
WPU is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and approximately 830 students attend the school each year. Of the 215 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from William Peace University in 2021, 23 of them were design and applied arts majors.
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.
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WPU Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Design
WPU Design & Applied Arts Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks design programs across the country. The following shows how WPU performed in these rankings.
Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The design major at WPU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Design & Applied Arts. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
| Ranking Type | Rank |
|---|---|
| Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 54 |
| Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Schools | 70 |
| Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 213 |
| 307 | |
| 388 | |
| Best Design & Applied Arts Schools | 409 |
| Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools | 426 |
Earnings of WPU Design Graduates
The median salary of design students who receive their bachelor's degree at WPU is $26,498. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,733 for all design students.
Design Student Demographics at WPU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design majors at William Peace University.
WPU Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program
About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at WPU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its design bachelor's program than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from William Peace University with a bachelor's in design.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
WPU also has a doctoral program available in design. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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 NC, the home state for William Peace University.
| Occupation | Jobs in NC | Average Salary in NC |
|---|---|---|
| Graphic Designers | 6,460 | $49,700 |
| Professors | 5,220 | $70,590 |
| Art, Drama, and Music Professors | 2,860 | $66,640 |
| Photographers | 1,450 | $33,630 |
| Interior Designers | 1,320 | $54,650 |
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Abbylabar under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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