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Salem College Bachelor’s in Design & Applied Arts

6 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$22,578 Average Salary

The main focus area for this major is Interior 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 Salem College. 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 Salem Bachelor’s in Design

#496 in the U.S
#18 in North Carolina

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 Salem was ranked #496 on College Factual's Best Schools for design list. It is also ranked #18 in North Carolina.

Here are some of the other rankings for Salem.

Ranking TypeRank
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts155
Most Focused Colleges for Design & Applied Arts223
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (With Aid)272
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $48-$75k)279
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $0-$30k)294
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income Over $110k)294
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $30-$48k)300
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts312
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $75-$110k)333
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools386
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (With Aid)396
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $48-$75k)396
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income Over $110k)403
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans405
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Design & Applied Arts Graduates413
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $0-$30k)417
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts422
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $30-$48k)422
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts438
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $75-$110k)453
Best Design & Applied Arts Schools496
Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Veterans536
Highest Paid Design & Applied Arts Graduates545
Most Popular Colleges for Design & Applied Arts705

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

$30,766 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Salem Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Salem paid an average of $425 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$30,250$30,250
Fees$516$516
Books and Supplies$1,500$1,500
On Campus Room and Board$12,000$12,000
On Campus Other Expenses$4,650$4,650

Learn more about Salem tuition and fees.

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

$22,578 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

design who receive their bachelor’s degree from Salem make an average of $22,578 a year during the early days of their career. That is 29% lower than the national average of $31,586.

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Does Salem Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Design?

Salem 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 Salem Online Learning page.

Salem Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Design

6 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
100.0% Women
33.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 6 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

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in design in 2019-2020, all of them were women.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 33.3% of design bachelor’s degree recipients at Salem in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 32%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino1
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White4
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities1

Bachelor’s in Design Focus Areas at Salem

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Interior Design6

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

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Dance3
Fine & Studio Arts10
Music4

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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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