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Design & Applied Arts at Rutgers University-New Brunswick

What traits are you looking for in a school for Design & Applied Arts, consider the program at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Rutgers University-New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, NJ.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 16 design & applied arts degrees were granted at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.

Online Class Availability at Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Distance learning is available at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. Among 52,269 students, 3,953 (8%) studied exclusively online and 21,737 (42%) took at least some classes online.

Design & Applied Arts Rankings at Rutgers University-New Brunswick

These rankings give you a sense of how Rutgers University-New Brunswick’s Design & Applied Arts program against other schools offering the same major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	New Jersey	#2 of 15
Best Value	New Jersey	#12 of 15
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#19 of 97
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#62 of 96
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#134 of 603
Best Value	Nationwide	#456 of 600

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Design & Applied Arts graduates from Rutgers University-New Brunswick comes in at $27,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Design & Applied Arts graduates at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Design & Applied Arts graduates at Rutgers University-New Brunswick are 75% women (12) and 25% men (4).

Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program at Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Of the 16 bachelor’s design & applied arts graduates at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, 75% were women (12) and 25% were men (4).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Design & Applied Arts bachelor’s degree recipients at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	4
Hispanic / Latino	3
Asian	9

Minority students account for 75% of Design & Applied Arts bachelor’s degree recipients at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, higher than the national average of 37%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Design & Applied Arts Concentrations at Rutgers University-New Brunswick

The Design & Applied Arts program at Rutgers University-New Brunswick includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Visual Communications	16

Highest-Paying Careers for Design & Applied Arts Graduates

Those who complete Design & Applied Arts program at Rutgers University-New Brunswick work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Design & Applied Arts majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Set and Exhibit Designers	$109,049
Art Directors	$103,285
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$88,198
Artists and Related Workers, All Other	$83,610
Photographers	$75,743
Designers, All Other	$73,407
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,757
Graphic Designers	$66,386
Video Game Designers	$62,617

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.