Design & Applied Arts at University of Kansas

If you are interested in studying design & applied arts, you may want to check out the program at University of Kansas. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and has a total student population of 26,744.

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.

KU Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Design (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Design
• Master’s Degree in Design

KU Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The design major at KU 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in design, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Design Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of design bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women. The typical design bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at KU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at KU 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 Kansas with a bachelor's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	46
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

KU 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.

Of the students who received a design master's degree from KU, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Kansas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Visual Communications	72

Related Majors

• Dance
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Fine & Studio 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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Graphic Designers	2,360	$46,270
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	590	$66,450
Interior Designers	500	$54,630
Art Directors	410	$82,340
Photographers	350	$35,540

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 Arnhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.