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Design & Applied Arts at Buffalo State

If you are interested in studying design and applied arts, you may want to check out the program at Buffalo State. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Buffalo State is located in Buffalo, New York and has a total student population of 8,339. In 2021, 15 design majors received their bachelor's degree from Buffalo State.

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.

Buffalo State Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Design

Buffalo State Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks design programs across the country. The following shows how Buffalo State performed in these rankings.

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 Buffalo State 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
Best Design & Applied Arts Schools 281
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Schools 714

Design Student Demographics at Buffalo State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design majors at Buffalo State.

Buffalo State Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The design program at Buffalo State awarded 15 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 27% of these degrees went to men with the other 73% going to women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at Buffalo State 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 Buffalo State with a bachelor's in design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Buffalo State also has a doctoral program available in design. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Buffalo State.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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