Design & Applied Arts at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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

WPI is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and approximately 6,920 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.

WPI Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

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

WPI Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The design major at WPI 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 WPI

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

WPI Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of design bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women. The typical design bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at WPI since its program graduates 49% more men than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design at WPI 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 Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WPI 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 Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a master's in design.

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

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

The following design concentations are available at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Game & Interactive Media Design	13

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 Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

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 Runningonbrains under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.