Design & Applied Arts at University of Akron Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a design school? To help you decide if University of Akron Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's design program.

University of Akron Main Campus is located in Akron, Ohio and approximately 16,094 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.

University of Akron Main Campus Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Design

University of Akron Main Campus Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The design major at University of Akron Main Campus 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 University of Akron Main Campus

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

University of Akron Main Campus Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of design bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at University of Akron Main Campus 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 University of Akron Main Campus with a bachelor's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	27
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Akron Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Graphic Design	34

Related Majors

• Arts & Media Management
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Dance
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Music

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 OH, the home state for University of Akron Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Graphic Designers	7,120	$50,130
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	4,110	$84,160
Interior Designers	2,170	$55,230
Photographers	1,880	$42,370
Art Directors	1,100	$82,630

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 sleepydre / Threeblur0 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.