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Basic Certificates in Design & Applied Arts

4,204 Yearly Graduations
60% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 38% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 2.8% of design graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Design Majors

In 2020-2021, 4,204 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 19,770
Associate Degree 8,050
Basic Certificate 4,204
Undergraduate Certificate 2,298
Master’s Degree 1,931
Graduate Certificate 44
Doctor’s Degree 4

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 59.8% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 1,689
Women 2,515
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The racial-ethnic distribution of design basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 194
Black or African American 587
Hispanic or Latino 639
White 2,310
International Students 118
Other Races/Ethnicities 356
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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 1,169
Fine & Studio Arts 459
Music 421
Drama & Theater Arts 328
Arts & Media Management 209

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.

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