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Design & Applied Arts at North Carolina State University

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Design & Applied Arts at North Carolina State University

Every design and applied arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the design program at North Carolina State University stacks up to those at other schools.

NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and has a total student population of 36,042. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 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.

NC State Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Design

NC State Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Design Student Demographics at NC State

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

NC State Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

36% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 64% of design master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in design each year. NC State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 32% more men than average.

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In the design master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 23% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 9
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 NC, the home state for North Carolina State University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Graphic Designers 6,460 $49,700
Professors 5,220 $70,590
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,860 $66,640
Photographers 1,450 $33,630
Interior Designers 1,320 $54,650

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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