Design & Applied Arts at South Texas College

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 South Texas College stacks up to those at other schools.

South Texas College is located in McAllen, Texas and approximately 28,233 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.

South Texas College Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Design

South Texas College Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Design Student Demographics at South Texas College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design majors at South Texas College.

South Texas College Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Program

41% Women

95% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of design associate's degrees went to men and 41% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in design only graduates about 31% men each year. The program at South Texas College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 29% more women than average.

South Texas College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in design graduates 56% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South Texas College with a associate's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

Design & Applied Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at South Texas College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Graphic Design	23

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 TX, the home state for South Texas College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Graphic Designers	13,480	$50,700
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,240	$71,520
Interior Designers	4,230	$56,430
Professors	3,510	$61,660
Photographers	3,070	$34,160

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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