Design & Applied Arts at University of Utah

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Utah stacks up to those at other schools.

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 33,081 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.

U of U Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

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

U of U Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The design major at U of U 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 U of U

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

U of U Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

60% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of design bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical design bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at U of U since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at U of U 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 Utah with a bachelor's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	34
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Industrial Design	28

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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Graphic Designers	3,370	$48,130
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,280	$80,850
Commercial and Industrial Designers	660	$53,540
Art Directors	500	$103,570

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 University of Utah under License

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