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Undergraduate Certificate in Design & Applied Arts

Undergraduate Certificates in Design & Applied Arts

2,420 Yearly Graduations
$31,026 Median Salary
$30,596 Median Debt
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 51% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 2.0% of design graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Design Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 2,420 people earned their undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in design is $31,026. A lot of factors can contribute to this number, such as the location of your workplace and the availability of other perks and bonuses. To get a better picture, earnings for this category of people can range from a low of $21,397 to a high of $43,778.

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Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in design is $30,596. The school you go to and how long it takes you to graduate, among other things, can cause this number to vary. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $39,333 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $13,500.

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The median monthly payment of a design graduate with a 10-year repayment plan is $364.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their undergraduate certificate in design. About 63.3% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 888
Women 1,532
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The racial-ethnic distribution of design undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 147
Black or African American 248
Hispanic or Latino 717
White 1,092
International Students 49
Other Races/Ethnicities 167
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to design that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts 3,924
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 697
Drama & Theater Arts 635
Music 198
Arts & Media Management 93

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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