Design & Applied Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University

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 Virginia Commonwealth University stacks up to those at other schools.

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and approximately 29,070 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.

VCU Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

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

VCU Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The design major at VCU 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 VCU

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

VCU Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of design bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

About 50% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at VCU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its design bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	35
Black or African American	44
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	162
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	30

VCU Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of design master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Virginia Commonwealth University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Illustration	111
Fashion Design	61
Graphic Design	56
Other Design & Applied Arts	43
Interior Design	31
Visual Communications	13

Related Majors

• Dance
• Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry
• Music
• Drama & Theater Arts
• 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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Graphic Designers	5,000	$60,540
Interior Designers	1,210	$52,670
Photographers	860	$37,420
Art Directors	510	$91,770

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 user:mentes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.