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Southern Illinois University Carbondale Bachelor’s in Design & Applied Arts

7 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$35,330 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale. 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 SIUC Bachelor’s in Design

#297 in the U.S
#16 in Illinois

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at SIUC was ranked #297 on College Factual's Best Schools for design list. It is also ranked #16 in Illinois.

Here are some of the other rankings for SIUC.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts 47
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 86
Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Veterans 92
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $48-$75k) 107
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts 113
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $75-$110k) 124
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $30-$48k) 126
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (With Aid) 129
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $0-$30k) 132
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income Over $110k) 145
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $48-$75k) 199
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $30-$48k) 219
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Design & Applied Arts Graduates 226
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $0-$30k) 228
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $75-$110k) 231
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (With Aid) 239
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income Over $110k) 241
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 257
Best Design & Applied Arts Schools 297
Highest Paid Design & Applied Arts Graduates 301
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts 391
Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts 441
Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts 441
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts 541
Most Popular Colleges for Design & Applied Arts 655
Most Focused Colleges for Design & Applied Arts 897

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

$15,057 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

SIUC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at SIUC was $320 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 State Out of State
Tuition $9,591 $9,591
Fees $5,466 $5,466
Books and Supplies $1,100 $1,100
On Campus Room and Board $10,622 $10,622
On Campus Other Expenses $2,941 $2,941

Learn more about SIUC tuition and fees.

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

$35,330 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

design who receive their bachelor’s degree from SIUC make an average of $35,330 a year during the early days of their career. That is 12% higher than the national average of $31,586.

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Does SIUC Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Design?

SIUC 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 SIUC Online Learning page.

SIUC Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Design

7 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
100.0% Women
28.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 7 bachelor’s degrees in design awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

All of the students who received their Bachelor’s in design in 2019-2020 were women.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in design at SIUC in 2019-2020, 28.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 32%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Bachelor’s in Design Focus Areas at SIUC

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Interior Design 7

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Drama & Theater Arts 11
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 38
Fine & Studio Arts 37
Music 10

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.

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