by our College Data Analytics TeamDesign & Applied Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Ferris State 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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Part-time undergraduates at Ferris paid an average of $456 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,768 | $12,768 |
| Books and Supplies | $816 | $816 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,036 | $10,036 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,035 | $2,035 |
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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 Ferris in Design walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 7% lower than the national average of $28,898.
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design who receive their bachelor’s degree from Ferris make an average of $38,018 a year during the early days of their career. That is 20% higher than the national average of $31,586.
Ferris 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 Ferris Online Learning page.
Women made up around 76.7% of the design students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 70.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 15.1% of the design bachelor’s degrees at Ferris in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 54 |
| International Students | 7 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Design & Applied Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Visual Communications | 2 |
| Industrial Design | 2 |
| Fashion Design | 7 |
| Interior Design | 13 |
| Graphic Design | 27 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 1 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 10 |
| Arts & Media Management | 20 |
*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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