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Design & Applied Arts at Purdue University - Main Campus

Design & Applied Arts at Purdue University - Main Campus

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

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 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.

Purdue Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

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

Purdue Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Design Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

50% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of design master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in design each year. Purdue does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Purdue University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Design & Applied Arts 7

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Graphic Designers 3,740 $45,030
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,030 $68,070
Interior Designers 1,090 $42,610
Photographers 800 $35,460
Commercial and Industrial Designers 660 $65,520

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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