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Design & Applied Arts at University of Illinois at Chicago

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Design & Applied Arts at University of Illinois at Chicago

What traits are you looking for in a design school? To help you decide if University of Illinois at Chicago is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's design program.

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 33,518. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 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.

UIC Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Design

UIC Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Design Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

47% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 design majors earned their master's degree from UIC. Of these graduates, 53% were men and 47% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in design each year. UIC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

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In the design master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 24% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Chicago with a master's in design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 Illinois at 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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