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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Bachelor’s in Design & Applied Arts

41 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$48,823 Average Salary
$27,000 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is Industrial Design. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Design & Applied Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. 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 Georgia Tech Bachelor’s in Design

#6 in the U.S
#1 in Georgia

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Ranked at #6 in College Factual's most recent rankings, Georgia Tech is in the top 1% of the country for design students pursuing a bachelor's degree. It is also ranked #1 in Georgia.

Here are some of the other rankings for Georgia Tech.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income Over $110k)2
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $75-$110k)3
Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools3
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income Over $110k)3
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income Over $110k)3
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $75-$110k)4
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Design & Applied Arts Graduates4
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (With Aid)5
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools5
Best Design & Applied Arts Schools6
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $0-$30k)8
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $0-$30k)8
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $48-$75k)9
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $48-$75k)10
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Design & Applied Arts Graduates10
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $30-$48k)11
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $75-$110k)11
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $0-$30k)12
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (With Aid)14
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $30-$48k)15
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts17
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $48-$75k)19
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $30-$48k)19
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts21
Highest Paid Design & Applied Arts Graduates22
Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans26
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (With Aid)29
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts48
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans77
Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Veterans77
Most Popular Colleges for Design & Applied Arts97
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts115
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts117
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts185
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts440
Most Focused Colleges for Design & Applied Arts576

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

$12,852 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Georgia Tech Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Georgia Tech paid an average of $684 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $342 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$10,258$31,370
Fees$2,594$2,594
Books and Supplies$800$800
On Campus Room and Board$12,090$12,090
On Campus Other Expenses$4,060$4,060

Learn more about Georgia Tech tuition and fees.

Georgia Tech Design Bachelor’s Student Debt

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

$48,823 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

design who receive their bachelor’s degree from Georgia Tech make an average of $48,823 a year during the early days of their career. That is 55% higher than the national average of $31,586.

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Does Georgia Tech Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Design?

Georgia 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 Georgia Tech Online Learning page.

Georgia Tech Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Design

41 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
58.5% Women
36.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 41 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

About 58.5% 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

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in design at Georgia Tech in 2019-2020, 36.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 32%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian10
Black or African American4
Hispanic or Latino0
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White21
International Students3
Other Races/Ethnicities3

Bachelor’s in Design Focus Areas at Georgia Tech

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Industrial Design41

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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