Design & Applied Arts at University of Houston

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UH is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 47,090 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.

UH Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

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

UH Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The design major at UH 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 UH

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

UH Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

65% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of design bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical design bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at UH since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 Houston with a bachelor's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UH Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

50% Women

75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of design master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in design each year. UH does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

In the design master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 37% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

If you plan to be a design major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Houston. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Industrial Design	30
Graphic Design	23

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 TX, the home state for University of Houston.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Graphic Designers	13,480	$50,700
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,240	$71,520
Interior Designers	4,230	$56,430
Professors	3,510	$61,660
Photographers	3,070	$34,160

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
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