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Design & Applied Arts at San Jose State University

Design & Applied Arts at San Jose State University

Every design & 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 San Jose State University stacks up to those at other schools.

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 students attend the school each year.

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.

San Jose State Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Design

San Jose State Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The design major at San Jose State 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.

Design Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of design bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 San Jose State University with a bachelor's in design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 87
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 41
White 58
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 21

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

The following design concentations are available at San Jose State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from San Jose State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Design & Applied Arts 134
Interior Design 27
Industrial Design 21
Graphic Design 19

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 CA, the home state for San Jose State University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Graphic Designers 29,320 $61,100
Multimedia Artists and Animators 10,760 $87,960
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 9,710 $115,460
Interior Designers 8,460 $68,440
Art Directors 7,620 $127,630

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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