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Design & Applied Arts at University of Central Missouri

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Design & Applied Arts at University of Central Missouri

If you plan to study design and applied arts, take a look at what University of Central Missouri has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UCM is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and approximately 9,959 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students received a bachelor's degree in design from UCM.

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.

UCM Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Design

UCM Design & Applied Arts Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The design major at UCM 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
Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 137
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools 149
Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools 242
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Best Design & Applied Arts Schools 285
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Schools 514

How Much Do Design Graduates from UCM Make?

The median salary of design students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCM is $30,171. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,733 for all design students.

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Design Student Demographics at UCM

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

UCM Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students earned a bachelor's degree in design from UCM. About 86% of these graduates were women and the other 14% were men.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at UCM 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 Central Missouri with a bachelor's in design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 29
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UCM 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 MO, the home state for University of Central Missouri.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Graphic Designers 3,740 $50,350
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,430 $80,570
Interior Designers 1,350 $60,570
Photographers 1,220 $36,470
Art Directors 850 $91,090

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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