Design & Applied Arts at University of California - Los Angeles

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

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 44,589.

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.

UCLA Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

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

UCLA Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The design major at UCLA 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 UCLA

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

UCLA 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.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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 University of California - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	29
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	8
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UCLA Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of design master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in design each year. UCLA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

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

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

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

The following design concentations are available at University of California - Los Angeles. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Los Angeles. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Design & Applied Arts	61

Related Majors

• Arts & Media Management
• Dance
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Music
• Film, Video & Photographic 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Los Angeles.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Graphic Designers	29,320	$61,100
Multimedia Artists and Animators	10,760	$87,960
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	9,710	$115,460
Interior Designers	8,460	$68,440
Art Directors	7,620	$127,630

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 Nikhil Kulkarni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.