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Design & Applied Arts at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

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Design & Applied Arts at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Every design and applied arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the design program at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts stacks up to those at other schools.

PAFA is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 188. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in design from PAFA.

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.

PAFA Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Design

PAFA Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the design progam at PAFA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The design major at PAFA 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 47
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Schools 61
79
102
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 149
Best Design & Applied Arts Schools 177
Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools 198
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools 198
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 251
Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 344
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools 347
Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools 635

Design Student Demographics at PAFA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design majors at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

PAFA Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in design from PAFA. About 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical design bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at PAFA since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at PAFA 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 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts with a bachelor's in design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

PAFA also has a doctoral program available in design. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 PA, the home state for Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Graphic Designers 8,710 $53,050
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 5,050 $80,740
Photographers 1,740 $34,790
Interior Designers 1,510 $57,730

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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