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Design & Applied Arts at University of Chicago

If you plan to study design and applied arts, take a look at what University of Chicago has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 17,834. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 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.

UChicago Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Design

UChicago Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Design Student Demographics at UChicago

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

UChicago Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

50% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 16 students who graduated with a master’s in design from UChicago in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in design each year. UChicago does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a design master's degree from UChicago, 63% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Chicago 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 1
White 10
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 IL, the home state for University of Chicago.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Graphic Designers 11,700 $56,890
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 3,940 $68,360
Professors 3,040 $66,970
Photographers 2,600 $36,290
Interior Designers 2,250 $52,150

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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