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Drexel University Bachelor’s in Design & Applied Arts

185 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$41,900 Average Salary
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Design & Applied Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Drexel University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in design, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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Rankings for the Drexel Bachelor’s in Design

#40 in the U.S
#2 in Pennsylvania

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. Drexel is in the top 10% of the country for design. More specifically it was ranked #40 out of 562 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the other rankings for Drexel.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans7
Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Veterans8
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts16
Most Popular Colleges for Design & Applied Arts21
Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans22
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools38
Best Design & Applied Arts Schools40
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts46
Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools47
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts67
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Design & Applied Arts Graduates70
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $0-$30k)73
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts75
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Design & Applied Arts Graduates77
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $30-$48k)79
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $75-$110k)83
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income Over $110k)83
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $48-$75k)84
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (With Aid)85
Highest Paid Design & Applied Arts Graduates127
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts127
Most Focused Colleges for Design & Applied Arts168
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $0-$30k)271
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $30-$48k)322
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $48-$75k)339
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income Over $110k)341
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $75-$110k)352
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (With Aid)360
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $0-$30k)394
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts410
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $30-$48k)451
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income Over $110k)457
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $48-$75k)467
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $75-$110k)473
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (With Aid)494
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts548

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

$56,238 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Drexel Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Drexel was $1,212 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$53,868$53,868
Fees$2,370$2,370
Books and Supplies$1,700$1,700
On Campus Room and Board$16,008$16,008
On Campus Other Expenses$1,200$1,200

Learn more about Drexel tuition and fees.

Drexel 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 Drexel 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 Drexel?

$41,900 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

design who receive their bachelor’s degree from Drexel make an average of $41,900 a year during the early days of their career. That is 33% higher than the national average of $31,586.

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Does Drexel Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Design?

Drexel 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 Drexel Online Learning page.

Drexel Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Design

185 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
69.2% Women
24.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 185 bachelor’s degrees in design handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 69.2% of the design students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 70.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in design at Drexel in 2019-2020, 24.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 32%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian15
Black or African American9
Hispanic or Latino13
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White123
International Students15
Other Races/Ethnicities10

Bachelor’s in Design Focus Areas at Drexel

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Industrial Design15
Fashion Design23
Interior Design23
Graphic Design31
Game & Interactive Media Design42

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

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
General Visual & Performing Arts24
Dance10
Drama & Theater Arts10
Film, Video & Photographic Arts32
Fine & Studio Arts1

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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