Design & Applied Arts at Furman University

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

Furman is located in Greenville, South Carolina and has a total student population of 2,567. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received their master's degree in design.

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.

Furman Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Design

Furman Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Design Student Demographics at Furman

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

Furman Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 design majors earned their master's degree from Furman. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in design each year. Furman does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a design master's degree from Furman, 78% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the design master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 22% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Furman University with a master's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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 SC, the home state for Furman University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Graphic Designers	2,050	$45,790
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	800	$61,680
Photographers	630	$42,090
Interior Designers	530	$47,680
Commercial and Industrial Designers	400	$81,570

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Greengrass090 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.