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Design & Applied Arts at Santa Monica College

Design & Applied Arts at Santa Monica College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Design & Applied Arts, you may want to check out the program at Santa Monica College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Santa Monica College sits in Santa Monica, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 222 design & applied arts degrees were granted at Santa Monica College.

Online & Distance Learning at Santa Monica College

Many students take online classes at Santa Monica College. Among 23,453 students, 8,360 (36%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 9,306 (40%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Design & Applied Arts graduates at Santa Monica College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Design & Applied Arts graduates at Santa Monica College are 71% women (158) and 29% men (64).

Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Program at Santa Monica College

Among the 75 associate’s design & applied arts degrees awarded at Santa Monica College, 67% were women (50) and 33% were men (25).

Santa Monica College gender breakdown of Design & Applied Arts Associate's degree recipients

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Design & Applied Arts associate’s degree recipients at Santa Monica College.

Race / Ethnicity Number of Graduates
White 19
Hispanic / Latino 27
Asian 7
Two or More Races 2
International (Nonresident) 16
Unknown 4
Racial-ethnic diversity of Design & Applied Arts majors at Santa Monica College

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of Design & Applied Arts associate’s degree recipients at Santa Monica College, above the national average of 43%.*

*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 Santa Monica College

This Design & Applied Arts program at Santa Monica College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration Graduates
Fashion Design 33
Interior Design 83
Graphic Design 106

Top-Paying Careers for Design & Applied Arts Graduates

Students who finish Design & Applied Arts program at Santa Monica College work across a variety of fields. Below are the best-paid careers for Design & Applied Arts graduates, 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

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