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DePaul University Bachelor’s in Design & Applied Arts

85 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$40,728 Average Salary
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Design & Applied Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at DePaul University. 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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Rankings for the DePaul Bachelor’s in Design

#162 in the U.S
#9 in Illinois

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at DePaul was ranked #162 on College Factual's Best Schools for design list. It is also ranked #9 in Illinois.

Here are some of the other rankings for DePaul.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts43
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts55
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts57
Most Popular Colleges for Design & Applied Arts57
Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans63
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Design & Applied Arts Graduates65
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts72
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income Over $110k)75
Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools77
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $48-$75k)80
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $30-$48k)81
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $75-$110k)81
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (With Aid)81
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $0-$30k)84
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Design & Applied Arts Graduates111
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools133
Highest Paid Design & Applied Arts Graduates162
Best Design & Applied Arts Schools162
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans173
Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Veterans191
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts230
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $48-$75k)322
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income Over $110k)325
Most Focused Colleges for Design & Applied Arts328
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $75-$110k)330
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $30-$48k)340
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts341
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (With Aid)343
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $0-$30k)350
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income Over $110k)437
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $48-$75k)450
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $75-$110k)456
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts463
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $30-$48k)468
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (With Aid)475
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $0-$30k)482

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Design from DePaul Cost?

$41,202 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

DePaul Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at DePaul was $655 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$40,551$40,551
Fees$651$651
Books and Supplies$1,104$1,104
On Campus Room and Board$15,093$15,093
On Campus Other Expenses$2,394$2,394

Learn more about DePaul tuition and fees.

DePaul Design Bachelor’s Student Debt

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 DePaul 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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How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in Design From DePaul?

$40,728 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

design who receive their bachelor’s degree from DePaul make an average of $40,728 a year during the early days of their career. That is 29% higher than the national average of $31,586.

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Does DePaul Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Design?

Online degrees for the DePaul 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 DePaul Online Learning page.

DePaul Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Design

85 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
41.2% Women
43.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 85 students received their bachelor’s degree in design. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 41.2% 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%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 43.5% of the design bachelor’s degrees at DePaul in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 32%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian9
Black or African American7
Hispanic or Latino17
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White45
International Students2
Other Races/Ethnicities5

Bachelor’s in Design Focus Areas at DePaul

Design & Applied Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Graphic Design41
Game & Interactive Media Design44

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to design and applied arts.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Drama & Theater Arts64
Film, Video & Photographic Arts156
Fine & Studio Arts25
Music26
Arts & Media Management9

View All Design & Applied Arts Related Majors >

References

*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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