Design & Applied Arts at University of Oregon

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

UO is located in Eugene, Oregon and has a total student population of 21,752.

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.

UO Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

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

UO Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The design major at UO 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 UO

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

UO Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of design bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical design bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at UO since its program graduates 27% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at UO 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 Oregon with a bachelor's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UO Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of design master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in design each year. UO does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 34% more men than average.

Of the students who received a design master's degree from UO, 57% 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 Oregon with a master's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Oregon. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Design & Applied Arts	62

Related Majors

• Dance
• Arts & Media Management
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Film, Video & Photographic 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 OR, the home state for University of Oregon.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Graphic Designers	3,510	$56,690
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,350	$75,800
Art Directors	960	$108,830
Multimedia Artists and Animators	730	$72,190
Interior Designers	670	$57,100

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.