Design & Applied Arts at Southwest Tennessee Community College

If you plan to study design & applied arts, take a look at what Southwest Tennessee Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Southwest is located in Memphis, Tennessee and approximately 7,371 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.

Southwest Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Design

Southwest Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Design Student Demographics at Southwest

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design majors at Southwest Tennessee Community College.

Southwest Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Program

53% Women

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of design associate's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in design only graduates about 31% men each year. The program at Southwest may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 17% more women than average.

Southwest does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in design graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

The following design concentations are available at Southwest Tennessee Community College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southwest Tennessee Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Commercial & Advertising Art	14

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 TN, the home state for Southwest Tennessee Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Graphic Designers	3,470	$48,760
Professors	2,040	$53,390
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,350	$56,040
Interior Designers	1,250	$49,590
Photographers	810	$33,170

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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