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Design & Applied Arts at University of Southern California

Design & Applied Arts at University of Southern California

Every design & 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 University of Southern California stacks up to those at other schools.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287.

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.

USC Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Design
  • Master’s Degree in Design

USC Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Design Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

75% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of design master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
International Students 18
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

If you plan to be a design major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Southern California. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Game & Interactive Media Design 13
Visual Communications 8

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 CA, the home state for University of Southern California.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Graphic Designers 29,320 $61,100
Multimedia Artists and Animators 10,760 $87,960
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 9,710 $115,460
Interior Designers 8,460 $68,440
Art Directors 7,620 $127,630

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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