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Design & Applied Arts at Kent State University at Kent

Design & Applied Arts at Kent State University at Kent

If you plan to study design & applied arts, take a look at what Kent State University at Kent has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and approximately 26,822 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.

Kent State Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Design
  • Master’s Degree in Design

Kent State Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Design Student Demographics at Kent State

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

Kent State Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

78% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of design master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

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Of the students who received a design master's degree from Kent State, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 12
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

If you plan to be a design major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Kent State University at Kent. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fashion Design 9
Commercial & Advertising Art 6

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 OH, the home state for Kent State University at Kent.

Occupation Jobs in OH Average Salary in OH
Graphic Designers 7,120 $50,130
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 4,110 $84,160
Interior Designers 2,170 $55,230
Photographers 1,880 $42,370
Art Directors 1,100 $82,630

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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