by our College Data Analytics TeamDesign & Applied Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Albright College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in design, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, 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 Albright was ranked #333 on College Factual's Best Schools for design list. It is also ranked #20 in Pennsylvania.
Here are some of the other rankings for Albright.
Part-time undergraduates at Albright paid an average of $1,450 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $25,500 | $25,500 |
| Fees | $1,188 | $1,188 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,890 | $12,890 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,260 | $2,260 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Design students who received their bachelor’s degree at Albright took out an average of $26,000 in student loans. That is 10% lower than the national average of $28,898.
The median early career salary of design students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Albright is $30,228 per year. That is 4% lower than the national average of $31,586.
Albright does not offer an online option for its design bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Albright Online Learning page.
About 76.0% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in design in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 70.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in design at Albright in 2019-2020, 40.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 15 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Design & Applied Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fashion Design | 18 |
| Game & Interactive Media Design | 7 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to design and applied arts.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Drama & Theater Arts | 2 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 12 |
| Music | 10 |
| Arts & Media Management | 1 |
*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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