The main focus area for this major is Interior Design. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Design & Applied Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at University of Kentucky. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in design, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at UK was ranked #100 on College Factual's Best Schools for design list. It is also ranked #1 in Kentucky.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UK was $1,248 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $464 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $11,135 | $29,945 |
Fees | $1,349 | $1,349 |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $13,588 | $13,588 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,474 | $4,474 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UK in Design walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 7% lower than the national average of $28,898.
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The median early career salary of design students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UK is $42,235 per year. That is 34% higher than the national average of $31,586.
Online degrees for the UK design bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UK Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in design in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 13.0% of the design bachelor’s degrees at UK in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 32%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
White | 19 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Design & Applied Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Interior Design | 23 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Visual & Performing Arts | 49 |
Dance | 3 |
Drama & Theater Arts | 22 |
Fine & Studio Arts | 31 |
Music | 26 |
*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.
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