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Design & Applied Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University

Design & Applied Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University

If you are interested in studying design & applied arts, you may want to check out the program at Virginia Commonwealth University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and approximately 29,070 students attend the school each year.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Design
  • 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

100% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of design master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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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 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
International Students 3
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Virginia Commonwealth University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Visual Communications 13

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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