by our College Data Analytics TeamDesign & Applied Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Arkansas Tech University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in design, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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 ATU was ranked #483 on College Factual's Best Schools for design list. It is also ranked #8 in Arkansas.
Here are some of the other rankings for ATU.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at ATU paid an average of $464 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $232 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,568 | $11,136 |
| Fees | $2,100 | $2,100 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,240 | $1,240 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $8,754 | $8,754 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,876 | $2,876 |
Learn more about ATU tuition and fees.
design who receive their bachelor’s degree from ATU make an average of $27,669 a year during the early days of their career. That is 12% lower than the national average of $31,586.
Online degrees for the ATU 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 ATU Online Learning page.
About 50.0% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in design in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in design at ATU in 2019-2020, 26.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 21 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Design & Applied Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Graphic Design | 19 |
| Game & Interactive Media Design | 15 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to design and applied arts.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fine & Studio Arts | 6 |
| Music | 9 |
*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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