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Design & Applied Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University

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Design & Applied Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University

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

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and approximately 29,070 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 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.

VCU Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Design

VCU Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Design Student Demographics at VCU

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

VCU Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

92% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a master's degree in design from VCU. About 8% were men and 92% were women.

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Of the students who received a design master's degree from VCU, 54% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the design master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University 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 2
White 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Graphic Designers 5,000 $60,540
Interior Designers 1,210 $52,670
Photographers 860 $37,420
Art Directors 510 $91,770

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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