by our College Data Analytics TeamDesign & Applied Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at New York City College of Technology. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in design, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at City Tech was ranked #247 on College Factual's Best Schools for design list. It is also ranked #23 in New York.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at City Tech paid an average of $620 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $305 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,930 | $14,880 |
| Fees | $390 | $390 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,364 | $1,364 |
Learn more about City Tech tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Design students who received their bachelor’s degree at City Tech took out an average of $8,200 in student loans. That is 72% 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 City Tech is $31,133 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $31,586.
City Tech 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 City Tech Online Learning page.
Women made up around 51.2% of the design students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.3%.
Around 86.8% of design bachelor’s degree recipients at City Tech in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 25 |
| Black or African American | 37 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 49 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 6 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Design & Applied Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Visual Communications | 128 |
| Commercial & Advertising Art | 1 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Drama & Theater Arts | 38 |
*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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