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Design & Applied Arts at Purdue University - Main Campus

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Design & Applied Arts at Purdue University - Main Campus

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 Purdue University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 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.

Purdue Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • 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

43% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 7 students who earned a master's degree in Design & Applied Arts from Purdue in 2020-2021, 57% were men and 43% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in design each year. Purdue does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% 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 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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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