Design & Applied Arts at Texas State University

Every design & applied arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the design program at Texas State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and has a total student population of 37,812.

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 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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of design bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	55
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Texas State Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of design master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in design each year. Texas State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 69% more men than average.

In the design master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 12% 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.

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Visual Communications	91
Interior Design	45

Related Majors

• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Dance
• Fine & Studio Arts
• Music
• 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.