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Design & Applied Arts at Western Washington University

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Design & Applied Arts at Western Washington University

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

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 15,197. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 61 students received a bachelor's degree in design from WWU.

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.

WWU Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Design (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Design

WWU Design & Applied Arts Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The design major at WWU 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
15
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Basic Certificate Schools 173
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 215

How Much Do Design Graduates from WWU Make?

The median salary of design students who receive their bachelor's degree at WWU is $39,818. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 22% higher than the national average of $32,733 for all design bachelor's degree recipients.

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Design Student Demographics at WWU

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

WWU Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

61% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The design program at WWU awarded 61 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 39% of these degrees went to men with the other 61% going to women. The typical design bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at WWU since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at WWU 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 Washington University with a bachelor's in design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 44
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

WWU 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 WA, the home state for Western Washington University.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Graphic Designers 5,060 $60,530
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,930 $67,430
Interior Designers 1,370 $63,480
Professors 1,060 $74,330
Photographers 1,030 $48,020

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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