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Design & Applied Arts at Utah Valley University

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Design & Applied Arts at Utah Valley University

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

UVU is located in Orem, Utah and approximately 40,936 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,996 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Utah Valley University in 2021, 126 of them were design and applied arts majors.

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.

UVU Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Design
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Design

UVU Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the design progam at UVU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The design major at UVU 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools 3

How Much Do Design Graduates from UVU Make?

The median salary of design students who receive their bachelor's degree at UVU is $34,649. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $32,733 for all design bachelor's degree recipients.

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Design Student Demographics at UVU

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

UVU Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Program

74% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of design associate's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in design at UVU are white. Around 79% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 127
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

UVU Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 126 design majors earned their bachelor's degree from UVU. Of these graduates, 36% were men and 64% were women. The typical design bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at UVU since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at UVU 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 Utah Valley University with a bachelor's in design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 101
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

UVU also has a doctoral program available in design. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Utah Valley University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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