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North Carolina State University Bachelor’s in Design & Applied Arts

70 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$43,798 Average Salary
$24,456 Average Student Debt

Design & Applied Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at North Carolina State 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 NC State Bachelor’s in Design

#35 in the U.S
#1 in North Carolina

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. NC State is in the top 10% of the country for design. More specifically it was ranked #35 out of 562 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in North Carolina.

Here are some of the other rankings for NC State.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (With Aid) 9
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income Over $110k) 9
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $0-$30k) 12
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $0-$30k) 14
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $48-$75k) 16
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (With Aid) 16
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $30-$48k) 17
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $75-$110k) 18
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $30-$48k) 18
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $48-$75k) 19
Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 20
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $0-$30k) 22
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $75-$110k) 23
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 24
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income Over $110k) 24
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts 24
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 28
Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools 30
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts 33
Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Veterans 33
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $30-$48k) 34
Best Design & Applied Arts Schools 35
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $48-$75k) 39
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (With Aid) 43
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts 59
Most Popular Colleges for Design & Applied Arts 61
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts 65
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income Over $110k) 73
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts 77
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Design & Applied Arts Graduates 81
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $75-$110k) 84
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Design & Applied Arts Graduates 86
Highest Paid Design & Applied Arts Graduates 172
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts 178
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts 383
Most Focused Colleges for Design & Applied Arts 528

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

$9,101 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$24,456 Average Student Debt

NC State Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at NC State paid an average of $888 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $218 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $6,535 $26,654
Fees $2,566 $2,566
Books and Supplies $1,082 $1,082
On Campus Room and Board $11,602 $11,602
On Campus Other Expenses $2,770 $2,770

Learn more about NC State tuition and fees.

NC State Design Bachelor’s Student Debt

One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at NC State in Design walked away with an average of $24,456 in student debt. That is 15% lower than the national average of $28,898.

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

$43,798 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of design students who receive their bachelor’s degree from NC State is $43,798 per year. That is 39% higher than the national average of $31,586.

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Does NC State Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Design?

NC State 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 NC State Online Learning page.

NC State Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Design

70 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
71.4% Women
24.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 70 bachelor’s degrees in design awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in design in 2019-2020, 71.4% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of 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 NC State in 2019-2020, 24.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 32%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 5
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 48
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Bachelor’s in Design Focus Areas at NC State

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Visual Communications 18
Industrial Design 22
Graphic Design 30

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 35
Arts & Media Management 16

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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