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Design & Applied Arts at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

If you plan to study Design & Applied Arts, you may want to check out the program at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. Get started with the following essential facts.

The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga is in Chattanooga, TN.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 19 design & applied arts degrees were granted at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga.

Studying Online at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

Online coursework is an option at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. Among 11,775 students, 1,264 (11%) studied exclusively online and 6,877 (58%) took at least some classes online.

Design & Applied Arts Rankings at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

Rankings can help you compare The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga’s Design & Applied Arts program to other colleges that offer this major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Tennessee	#1 of 10
Best Value	Tennessee	#4 of 10
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#17 of 128
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#56 of 128
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#87 of 603
Best Value	Nationwide	#241 of 600

Earnings for Design & Applied Arts Graduates from The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

Students who complete The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga’s Design & Applied Arts program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$45,039

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Design & Applied Arts graduates from The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga is $25,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Design & Applied Arts graduates at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Design & Applied Arts graduates at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga are 74% women (14) and 26% men (5).

Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

Of the 19 bachelor’s design & applied arts graduates at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, 74% were women (14) and 26% were men (5).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Design & Applied Arts bachelor’s degree recipients at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	14
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	2
Asian	1
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 21% of Design & Applied Arts bachelor’s degree recipients at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, 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 The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

The Design & Applied Arts program at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Interior Design	19

Best-Paid Careers for Design & Applied Arts Graduates

Graduates of the Design & Applied Arts program at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga go on to a range of careers. Below are the highest-paying careers for Design & Applied Arts graduates, 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.