by our College Data Analytics TeamDesign & Applied Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at John Brown University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in design, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at JBU was ranked #169 on College Factual's Best Schools for design list. It is also ranked #3 in Arkansas.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at JBU was $902 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $27,048 | $27,048 |
| Fees | $1,240 | $1,240 |
| Books and Supplies | $800 | $800 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,554 | $9,554 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,850 | $2,850 |
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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. Design students who received their bachelor’s degree at JBU took out an average of $23,250 in student loans. That is 20% 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 JBU is $32,213 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $31,586.
Online degrees for the JBU 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 JBU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 66.7% of the design students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in design at JBU in 2019-2020, 12.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 27 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Design & Applied Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Graphic Design | 21 |
| Illustration | 12 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 18 |
| Music | 7 |
*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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