Design & Applied Arts at Wentworth Institute of Technology

Every design and 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 Wentworth Institute of Technology stacks up to those at other schools.

WIT is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 4,389 students attend the school each year. Of the 877 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Wentworth Institute of Technology in 2021, 62 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.

WIT Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Design

WIT Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks design programs across the country. The following shows how WIT performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The design major at WIT 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
	6
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61
Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	74
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	78
Best Design & Applied Arts Schools	91
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	187
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools	271

How Much Do Design Graduates from WIT Make?

The median salary of design students who receive their bachelor's degree at WIT is $50,498. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 54% higher than the national average of $32,733 for all design bachelor's degree recipients.

Design Student Demographics at WIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design majors at Wentworth Institute of Technology.

WIT Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 62 design majors earned their bachelor's degree from WIT. Of these graduates, 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical design bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at WIT since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at WIT 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 Wentworth Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	45
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Related Majors

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 MA, the home state for Wentworth Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,190	$99,540
Graphic Designers	5,680	$64,010
Art Directors	1,310	$97,810
Interior Designers	1,240	$66,250
Photographers	1,220	$65,090

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.