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Design & Applied Arts at Washington University in St Louis

Design & Applied Arts at Washington University in St Louis

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

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 15,449 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.

WUSTL Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

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

WUSTL Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Design Student Demographics at WUSTL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design majors at Washington University in St Louis.

WUSTL Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

79% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of design master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 4
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 Washington University in St Louis. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Design & Applied Arts 10

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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Graphic Designers 3,740 $50,350
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,430 $80,570
Interior Designers 1,350 $60,570
Photographers 1,220 $36,470
Art Directors 850 $91,090

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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