by our College Data Analytics TeamDesign & Applied Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Carnegie Mellon University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in design, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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. Ranked at #4 in College Factual's most recent rankings, Carnegie Mellon is in the top 1% of the country for design students pursuing a bachelor's degree. It is also ranked #1 in Pennsylvania.
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Part-time undergraduates at Carnegie Mellon paid an average of $800 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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 | $57,560 | $57,560 |
| Fees | $925 | $925 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,550 | $15,550 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,400 | $1,400 |
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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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Carnegie Mellon in Design walked away with an average of $23,250 in student debt. 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 Carnegie Mellon is $80,391 per year. That is 155% higher than the national average of $31,586.
Online degrees for the Carnegie Mellon 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 Carnegie Mellon Online Learning page.
Women made up around 62.2% of the design students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 37.8% of the design bachelor’s degrees at Carnegie Mellon in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 11 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 6 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Design & Applied Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Visual Communications | 36 |
| Other Design & Applied Arts | 1 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Drama & Theater Arts | 42 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 31 |
| Music | 19 |
| Arts & Media Management | 1 |
| Other Visual Art | 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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