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Design & Applied Arts at Carnegie Mellon University

Design & Applied Arts at Carnegie Mellon University

What traits are you looking for in a design school? To help you decide if Carnegie Mellon University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's design program.

Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 13,519 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.

Carnegie Mellon Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Design

Carnegie Mellon Design & Applied Arts Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in design, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Design Student Demographics at Carnegie Mellon

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

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

Design & Applied Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Carnegie Mellon University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Game & Interactive Media Design 20
Visual Communications 12

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 PA, the home state for Carnegie Mellon University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Graphic Designers 8,710 $53,050
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 5,050 $80,740
Photographers 1,740 $34,790
Interior Designers 1,510 $57,730

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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