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Design & Applied Arts at George Washington University

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Design & Applied Arts at George Washington University

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

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 27,017. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 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.

GWU Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Design

GWU Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Design Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

88% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The design program at GWU awarded 16 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women.

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In the design master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
Graphic Designers 1,690 $71,180
Art Directors 760 $78,270
Interior Designers 580 $79,230
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 490 $100,590

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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