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Design & Applied Arts at Maryland Institute College of Art

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Design & Applied Arts at Maryland Institute College of Art

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

MICA is located in Baltimore, Maryland and approximately 1,892 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 180 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.

MICA Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Design

Online Classes Are Available at MICA

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

MICA does offer online education options in design for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Master’s Degree

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Design Student Demographics at MICA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design majors at Maryland Institute College of Art.

MICA Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

69% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 180 design students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from MICA, about 31% were men and 69% were women.

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In the design master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Maryland Institute College of Art with a master's in design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 20
Black or African American 26
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 87
International Students 25
Other Races/Ethnicities 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 MD, the home state for Maryland Institute College of Art.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
Graphic Designers 3,030 $58,610
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,850 $74,160
Interior Designers 1,250 $66,140
Photographers 740 $39,640
Artists 540 $87,920

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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