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Design & Applied Arts at Texas State University

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Design & Applied Arts at Texas State University

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

Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and has a total student population of 37,812. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 124 students received a bachelor's degree in design from Texas 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.

Texas State Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

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

Texas State Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the design progam at Texas State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The design major at Texas 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
92
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Schools 444

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in design from Texas State. This makes it the #40 most popular school for design master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Design Graduates from Texas State Make?

The median salary of design students who receive their bachelor's degree at Texas State is $39,060. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 19% higher than the national average of $32,733 for all design bachelor's degree recipients.

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Design Student Demographics at Texas State

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

Texas State Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

78% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 124 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in design from Texas State. About 22% were men and 78% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its design bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 52
White 60
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Texas State Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

67% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 12 design students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Texas State, about 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in design each year. Texas State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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In the design master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 5
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Texas 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 TX, the home state for Texas State University.

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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