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Design & Applied Arts at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design

If you plan to study Design & Applied Arts, you may want to check out the program at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. Get started with the following essential facts.

Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design is located in Lakewood, CO.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 162 design & applied arts graduations were recorded at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design.

Online & Distance Learning at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design

Many students take online classes at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. Of 2,061 students, 1,613 (78%) studied exclusively online and 358 (17%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Design & Applied Arts Graduates from Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design

Students who complete Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design’s Design & Applied Arts program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$27,370
2 years	$27,474
3 years	$34,961
4 years	$42,808
5 years	$45,743

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years after graduating, Design & Applied Arts graduates from Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design take home a median $42,808, compared with $43,559 for all Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design graduates — about 2% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Design & Applied Arts graduates from Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design comes in at $46,544.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Design & Applied Arts graduates at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Design & Applied Arts graduates at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design are 78% women (126) and 22% men (36).

Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design

Among the 162 bachelor’s design & applied arts degrees awarded at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, 78% were women (126) and 22% were men (36).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Design & Applied Arts bachelor’s degree recipients at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	100
Hispanic / Latino	21
Black / African American	7
Asian	8
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	4
Unknown	21

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of Design & Applied Arts bachelor’s degree recipients at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, lower than the national average of 37%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Design & Applied Arts Concentrations at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design

This Design & Applied Arts program at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Fashion Design	8
Interior Design	73
Illustration	60
Game & Interactive Media Design	21

Best-Paid Careers for Design & Applied Arts Graduates

Those who complete Design & Applied Arts program at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design pursue many career paths. Here are the top-paying careers for Design & Applied Arts majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Set and Exhibit Designers	$109,049
Art Directors	$103,285
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$88,198
Artists and Related Workers, All Other	$83,610
Photographers	$75,743
Designers, All Other	$73,407
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,757
Graphic Designers	$66,386
Video Game Designers	$62,617

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.