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Design & Applied Arts at University of California - San Diego

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Design & Applied Arts at University of California - San Diego

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

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 39,576. In 2021, 21 design majors received their bachelor's degree from UCSD.

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.

UCSD Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Design

UCSD Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks design programs across the country. The following shows how UCSD performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The design major at UCSD 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
Best Design & Applied Arts Schools 181

Design Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 21 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Design & Applied Arts from UCSD in 2020-2021, 29% were men and 71% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 - San Diego with a bachelor's in design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 6
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UCSD 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 CA, the home state for University of California - San Diego.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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