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Graphic Design at Portland State University

Graphic Design at Portland State University

If you plan to study graphic design, take a look at what Portland State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 23,640.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Graphic Design section at the bottom of this page.

Portland State University Graphic Design Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design

Portland State University Graphic Design Rankings

The graphic design major at Portland State University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Graphic Design. 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.

Graphic Design Student Demographics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University Graphic Design Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of graphic design bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its graphic design bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 46
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

Careers That Graphic Design Grads May Go Into

A degree in graphic 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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
Graphic Designers 3,510 $56,690
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,350 $75,800
Art Directors 960 $108,830
Multimedia Artists and Animators 730 $72,190
Artists 160 $39,280

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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