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Design & Applied Arts at Cranbrook Academy of Art

If you plan to study Design & Applied Arts, consider the program at Cranbrook Academy of Art. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cranbrook Academy of Art is in Bloomfield Hills, MI.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 14 design & applied arts degrees were awarded at Cranbrook Academy of Art.

Online & Distance Learning at Cranbrook Academy of Art

Cranbrook Academy of Art primarily offers on-campus instruction; distance-education enrollment is limited.

Design & Applied Arts Rankings at Cranbrook Academy of Art

These rankings give you a sense of how Cranbrook Academy of Art’s Design & Applied Arts program to other colleges that offer this major.

Earnings for Design & Applied Arts Graduates from Cranbrook Academy of Art

Graduates of Cranbrook Academy of Art’s Design & Applied Arts program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$45,696
3 years	$58,305
4 years	$58,227
5 years	$63,447

How does this compare to the school overall? At the four-year mark, Design & Applied Arts graduates from Cranbrook Academy of Art earn a median of $58,227, compared with $43,833 for all Cranbrook Academy of Art graduates — about 33% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Design & Applied Arts graduates at Cranbrook Academy of Art, by degree type.

Program-wide, Design & Applied Arts graduates at Cranbrook Academy of Art are 43% women (6) and 57% men (8).

Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program at Cranbrook Academy of Art

Among the 14 master’s design & applied arts degrees awarded at Cranbrook Academy of Art, 43% were women (6) and 57% were men (8).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Design & Applied Arts master’s degree recipients at Cranbrook Academy of Art.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	6
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	1
International (Nonresident)	5

Minority students account for 21% of Design & Applied Arts master’s degree recipients at Cranbrook Academy of Art, below the national average of 25%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Design & Applied Arts Concentrations at Cranbrook Academy of Art

This Design & Applied Arts program at Cranbrook Academy of Art offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Industrial Design	4
Graphic Design	10

Best-Paid Careers for Design & Applied Arts Graduates

Students who finish Design & Applied Arts program at Cranbrook Academy of Art go on to a range of careers. Below are the best-paid careers for Design & Applied Arts graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Set and Exhibit Designers	$109,049
Art Directors	$103,285
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$88,198
Artists and Related Workers, All Other	$83,610
Photographers	$75,743
Designers, All Other	$73,407
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,757
Graphic Designers	$66,386
Video Game Designers	$62,617

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.