Design & Applied Arts at Utah Valley University

If you plan to study design & applied arts, take a look at what Utah Valley University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UVU is located in Orem, Utah and approximately 40,936 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.

UVU Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Design (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Design (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Design
• Bachelor’s Degree in Design

UVU Design & Applied Arts 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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of design associate's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in design at UVU are white. Around 85% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	60
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UVU Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of design bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

About 82% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	122
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

The following design concentations are available at Utah Valley University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Utah Valley University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Visual Communications	265
Game & Interactive Media Design	22

Related Majors

• Fine & Studio Arts
• Music
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Dance
• 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By uvuphotos under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.