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Design & Applied Arts at South Plains College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Design & Applied Arts, consider the program at South Plains College. Get started with the following essential facts.

South Plains College is in Levelland, TX.

During the most recent reporting year, 54 design & applied arts graduations were recorded at South Plains College.

Online Class Availability at South Plains College

Distance learning is available at South Plains College. Among 9,098 students, 3,019 (33%) studied exclusively online and 2,268 (25%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Design & Applied Arts Graduates from South Plains College

Graduates of South Plains College’s Design & Applied Arts program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$25,194
3 years	$19,491
4 years	$22,195
5 years	$22,747

How does this compare to the school overall? At the four-year mark, Design & Applied Arts graduates from South Plains College take home a median $22,195, compared with $37,934 for all South Plains College graduates — about 41% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Design & Applied Arts graduates at South Plains College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Design & Applied Arts graduates at South Plains College are 57% women (31) and 43% men (23).

Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Program at South Plains College

Among the 19 associate’s design & applied arts graduates at South Plains College, 58% were women (11) and 42% were men (8).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	7
Hispanic / Latino	10
Black / African American	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	1

Minority students account for 63% of Design & Applied Arts associate’s degree recipients at South Plains College, higher than 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 South Plains College

The Design & Applied Arts program at South Plains College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Commercial & Advertising Art	54

Top-Paying Careers for Design & Applied Arts Graduates

Those who complete Design & Applied Arts program at South Plains College go on to a range of careers. Below are the best-paid 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.