Design & Applied Arts at Syracuse University

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

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and approximately 21,322 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.

Syracuse Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Design
• Master’s Degree in Design

Syracuse Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The design major at Syracuse 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.

Design Student Demographics at Syracuse

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

Syracuse Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of design bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at Syracuse 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 Syracuse University with a bachelor's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	55
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Syracuse Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of design master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Syracuse University with a master's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	3
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 Syracuse University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Visual Communications	32
Industrial Design	18
Illustration	17
Commercial & Advertising Art	16
Fashion Design	14
Other Design & Applied Arts	5

Related Majors

• General Visual & Performing Arts
• Music
• Arts & Media Management
• Fine & Studio Arts
• Drama & Theater 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 Syracuse University.

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 Justing under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.