Design & Applied Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Cleveland Institute of Art. 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 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at CIA was $1,730 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $41,490 | $41,490 |
Fees | $2,895 | $2,895 |
Books and Supplies | $2,200 | $2,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $11,590 | $11,590 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,350 | $2,350 |
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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. Design students who received their bachelor’s degree at CIA took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 7% lower than the national average of $28,898.
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CIA 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 CIA Online Learning page.
About 56.7% 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%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 16.7% of the design bachelor’s degrees at CIA in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 32%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 46 |
International Students | 3 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Design & Applied Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Industrial Design | 13 |
Interior Design | 9 |
Graphic Design | 4 |
Illustration | 25 |
Game & Interactive Media Design | 9 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 11 |
Fine & Studio Arts | 51 |
*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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