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Undergraduate Design & Applied Arts at Carnegie Mellon University

37 Total Degrees Awarded
1 Award Levels Offered
#4 Best Rank — Bachelor's
$126,932 Bachelor's Salary

Below are the key facts about this program at Carnegie Mellon; CMU. It is offered at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. At its best it places at #4 out of 21 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Carnegie Mellon; CMU Undergraduate Design & Applied Arts Rankings

#35 in the U.S.
#4 in Pennsylvania
#6 in the Middle Atlantic Region

By College Factual’s measure, Carnegie Mellon; CMU highly for design & applied arts, coming in at #35 out of 558 schools nationally.

RankingRank
Best Design & Applied Arts Schools35 of 558
Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Pennsylvania4 of 28
Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region6 of 95

Undergraduate Design & Applied Arts Degrees at Carnegie Mellon; CMU

The following degree levels are granted in design & applied arts at Carnegie Mellon; CMU, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree LevelAnnual Graduates
Bachelor’s37
Doctoral7

Carnegie Mellon; CMU Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, Carnegie Mellon University handed out 37 bachelor’s degrees in design & applied arts.

Bachelor’s Rankings

Carnegie Mellon; CMU is among the very best schools in the country for design & applied arts at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #4 out of 21 schools by College Factual.

RankingRank
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania4
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region5
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools34

Salary of Design & Applied Arts Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

$126,932 Bachelor's Median Salary

Design & Applied Arts majors who earn their bachelor’s degree from Carnegie Mellon; CMU report a median salary of $126,932 a year. This is lower than $134,648, the median for all majors at Carnegie Mellon; CMU.

Salary for Design & Applied Arts majors with a bachelor's degree at Carnegie Mellon; CMU

Student Debt of Design & Applied Arts Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

$24,500 Bachelor's Median Debt

To complete a bachelor’s at Carnegie Mellon; CMU, design & applied arts students borrow a median amount of $24,500 in student loans. This is higher than $23,529, the typical median for all majors at Carnegie Mellon; CMU.

Student debt for Design & Applied Arts majors with a bachelor's degree at Carnegie Mellon; CMU

Carnegie Mellon; CMU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$65,636 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$24,500 Average Student Debt

Average full-time tuition and fees are listed in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$57,560$64,596
Fees$1,040$1,040

Learn more about Carnegie Mellon; CMU tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 30% of design & applied arts bachelor’s degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

Carnegie Mellon; CMU gender breakdown of Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's degree grads The largest share of design & applied arts bachelor’s degree graduates at Carnegie Mellon; CMU are Asian. Roughly 43% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a bachelor’s in design & applied arts.

Ethnic diversity of Design & Applied Arts majors at Carnegie Mellon University
Ethnic BackgroundNumber of Students
Asian16
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino1
White11
Non-Resident Aliens5
Other Races4

Design and Visual Communications, General (Bachelor’s)

Carnegie Mellon; CMU awarded 36 bachelor’s degrees in design and visual communications, general in the latest year of data — 69% to women and 31% to men. Most of these graduates identified as Asian (42%).

Game and Interactive Media Design (Bachelor’s)

Carnegie Mellon; CMU conferred 1 bachelor’s completion in game and interactive media design in the most recent reporting year — 100% to women and 0% to men. The largest share of these graduates were Asian (100%).

Graduate Study in Design & Applied Arts at Carnegie Mellon; CMU

You can also pursue this field at the graduate level at Carnegie Mellon; CMU. The following graduate award levels are reported.

Graduate LevelAnnual Graduates
Doctoral Degrees in Design & Applied Arts7

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