Design & Applied Arts at University of the District of Columbia

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

University of the District of Columbia is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 3,725.

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.

University of the District of Columbia Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Design

University of the District of Columbia Design & Applied Arts Rankings

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Design Student Demographics at University of the District of Columbia

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

University of the District of Columbia Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of design associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in design only graduates about 32% men each year. The program at University of the District of Columbia may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 34% more women than average.

University of the District of Columbia does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in design graduates 48% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

University of the District of Columbia also has a doctoral program available in design. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Music
• Fine & Studio 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 DC, the home state for University of the District of Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Graphic Designers	1,690	$71,180
Art Directors	760	$78,270
Interior Designers	580	$79,230
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	490	$100,590

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 Matthew Bisanz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.