Design & Applied Arts at University of Denver

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 University of Denver stacks up to those at other schools.

DU is located in Denver, Colorado and approximately 13,856 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.

DU Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

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

DU Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The design major at DU 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 DU

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

DU Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of design bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical design bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at DU since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at DU 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 Denver with a bachelor's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

DU Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of design master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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 University of Denver with a master's in design.

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Graphic Design	22
Game & Interactive Media Design	9

Related Majors

• Drama & Theater Arts
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Fine & Studio 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 CO, the home state for University of Denver.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Graphic Designers	4,730	$56,670
Interior Designers	1,930	$58,580
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,880	$60,820
Photographers	750	$38,600
Commercial and Industrial Designers	670	$62,590

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 CW221 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.