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Design & Applied Arts at Western Michigan University

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Design & Applied Arts at Western Michigan University

If you are interested in studying design and applied arts, you may want to check out the program at Western Michigan University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has a total student population of 19,887. In 2021, 59 design majors received their bachelor's degree from WMU.

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.

WMU Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Design

WMU Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The design major at WMU 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.

Earnings of WMU Design Graduates

The median salary of design students who receive their bachelor's degree at WMU is $34,068. This is 4% higher than $32,733, which is the national average for all design bachelor's degree recipients.

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Design Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 design majors earned their bachelor's degree from WMU. Of these graduates, 20% were men and 80% were women.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at WMU 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 Western Michigan University with a bachelor's in design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 48
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

WMU 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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Graphic Designers 5,680 $47,700
Commercial and Industrial Designers 5,060 $75,430
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,710 $76,250
Interior Designers 1,610 $51,030

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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