by our College Data Analytics TeamDesign & Applied Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at California State University - Long Beach. 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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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. CSULB is in the top 10% of the country for design. More specifically it was ranked #50 out of 562 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #8 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for CSULB.
The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,742 | $17,622 |
| Fees | $1,104 | $1,104 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,050 | $1,050 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,158 | $13,158 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,152 | $3,152 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at CSULB in Design walked away with an average of $18,500 in student debt. That is 36% 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 CSULB is $43,937 per year. That is 39% higher than the national average of $31,586.
CSULB 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 CSULB Online Learning page.
Women made up around 65.4% of the design students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.3%.
Around 55.4% of design bachelor’s degree recipients at CSULB in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 30 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 27 |
| International Students | 22 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 15 |
Design & Applied Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Industrial Design | 34 |
| Interior Design | 30 |
| Other Design & Applied Arts | 66 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dance | 34 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 78 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 184 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 370 |
| Music | 113 |
*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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