Design & Applied Arts at Wichita State University

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

WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and has a total student population of 14,999.

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.

WSU Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

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

WSU Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The design major at WSU 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 WSU

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

WSU Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of design bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical design bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at WSU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at WSU 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 Wichita State University with a bachelor's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WSU Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of design master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in design each year. WSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 29% more men than average.

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

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

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Graphic Design	24
Industrial Design	4

Related Majors

• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Arts & Media Management
• Fine & Studio Arts
• Music
• General Visual & Performing 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 KS, the home state for Wichita State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Graphic Designers	2,360	$46,270
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	590	$66,450
Interior Designers	500	$54,630
Art Directors	410	$82,340
Photographers	350	$35,540

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 Hrududu under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.