Design & Applied Arts at Rhode Island School of Design
RISD is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 2,227. Of the 438 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rhode Island School of Design in 2021, 73 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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RISD Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Design
RISD Design & Applied Arts Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the design progam at RISD compares to programs at other colleges and universities.
Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The design major at RISD 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 | 53 |
| Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 59 |
| Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Schools | 69 |
| Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools | 104 |
| Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 105 |
| Best Design & Applied Arts Schools | 121 |
| 132 | |
| 171 | |
| Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 305 |
| Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools | 400 |
How Much Do Design Graduates from RISD Make?
The median salary of design students who receive their bachelor's degree at RISD is $38,129. This is 16% higher than $32,733, which is the national average for all design bachelor's degree recipients.
Design Student Demographics at RISD
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design majors at Rhode Island School of Design.
RISD Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program
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 Rhode Island School of Design with a bachelor's in design.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 14 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
| White | 26 |
| International Students | 17 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
RISD 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 RI, the home state for Rhode Island School of Design.
| Occupation | Jobs in RI | Average Salary in RI |
|---|---|---|
| Graphic Designers | 820 | $58,720 |
| Art, Drama, and Music Professors | 710 | $83,080 |
| Commercial and Industrial Designers | 390 | $74,170 |
| Interior Designers | 330 | $75,110 |
| Photographers | 250 | $54,800 |
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 DanielPenfield under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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