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Basic Certificate in Design & Applied Arts

Basic Certificates in Design & Applied Arts

4,459 Yearly Graduations
63% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with female students, and about 42% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 2.9% of design graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Design Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 4,459 people earned their basic certificate in design. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in design at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 19,777
Associate Degree 7,578
Basic Certificate 4,459
Undergraduate Certificate 2,420
Master’s Degree 1,688
Graduate Certificate 77
Doctor’s Degree 20

Earnings of Design Majors With Basic Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for design majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in design. About 63.4% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 1,634
Women 2,825
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The racial-ethnic distribution of design basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 256
Black or African American 570
Hispanic or Latino 796
White 2,321
International Students 129
Other Races/Ethnicities 387
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to design that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,672
Fine & Studio Arts 669
Music 433
General Visual & Performing Arts 391
Arts & Media Management 268

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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