Design & Applied Arts at Radford University

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 Radford University stacks up to those at other schools.

Radford is located in Radford, Virginia and has a total student population of 10,695. Of the 1,766 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Radford University in 2021, 36 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.

Radford Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Design

Online Classes Are Available at Radford

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Radford does offer online education options in design for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Radford Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the design progam at Radford 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 Radford 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
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools	183

Earnings of Radford Design Graduates

The median salary of design students who receive their bachelor's degree at Radford is $33,128. This is 1% higher than $32,733, which is the national average for all design bachelor's degree recipients.

Design Student Demographics at Radford

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

Radford Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

Of the 36 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in design from Radford in 2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at Radford are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Radford University with a bachelor's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Dance
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Music
• Fine & Studio Arts

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 VA, the home state for Radford University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Graphic Designers	5,000	$60,540
Interior Designers	1,210	$52,670
Photographers	860	$37,420
Art Directors	510	$91,770

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 Matt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.