Design & Applied Arts at SUNY New Paltz
SUNY New Paltz is located in New Paltz, New York and approximately 7,489 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students received a bachelor's degree in design from SUNY New Paltz.
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.
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SUNY New Paltz Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Design
SUNY New Paltz Design & Applied Arts Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the design progam at SUNY New Paltz compares to programs at other colleges and universities.
Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The design major at SUNY New Paltz 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.
Ranking Type | Rank |
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Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools | 209 |
Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools | 322 |
Best Design & Applied Arts Schools | 341 |
Earnings of SUNY New Paltz Design Graduates
The median salary of design students who receive their bachelor's degree at SUNY New Paltz is $29,623. This is less than $32,733, which is the national average of all design majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Design Student Demographics at SUNY New Paltz
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design majors at SUNY New Paltz.
SUNY New Paltz Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at SUNY New Paltz are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY New Paltz with a bachelor's in design.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 24 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
SUNY New Paltz also has a doctoral program available in design. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
Related Majors
- Film, Video & Photographic Arts
- Music
- Drama & Theater Arts
- General Visual & Performing Arts
- Fine & Studio Arts
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 NY, the home state for SUNY New Paltz.
Occupation | Jobs in NY | Average Salary in NY |
---|---|---|
Graphic Designers | 21,350 | $64,840 |
Art, Drama, and Music Professors | 11,530 | $99,870 |
Art Directors | 8,320 | $124,710 |
Fashion Designers | 7,550 | $95,830 |
Professors | 6,440 | $112,000 |
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By crz4mets2 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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