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The Art Institute of Atlanta Bachelor’s in Design & Applied Arts

42 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$23,411 Average Salary
$44,173 Average Student Debt

Design & Applied Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at The Art Institute of Atlanta. 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 Ai Atlanta Bachelor’s in Design

#492 in the U.S
#10 in Georgia

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Ai Atlanta was ranked #492 on College Factual's Best Schools for design list. It is also ranked #10 in Georgia.

Here are some of the other rankings for Ai Atlanta.

Ranking TypeRank
Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts38
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts45
Most Focused Colleges for Design & Applied Arts53
Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans100
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts110
Most Popular Colleges for Design & Applied Arts127
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income Over $110k)130
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts137
Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools142
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $75-$110k)145
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $48-$75k)149
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (With Aid)151
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $30-$48k)152
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $0-$30k)154
Highest Paid Associate Degree Design & Applied Arts Graduates158
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts167
Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts236
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts291
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans301
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income Over $110k)321
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (With Aid)347
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $75-$110k)369
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools372
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $0-$30k)376
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $48-$75k)376
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $30-$48k)378
Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Veterans380
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Design & Applied Arts Graduates398
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income Over $110k)436
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (With Aid)479
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $75-$110k)490
Best Design & Applied Arts Schools492
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $48-$75k)505
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $0-$30k)507
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $30-$48k)509
Highest Paid Design & Applied Arts Graduates526

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

$19,354 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$44,173 Average Student Debt

Ai Atlanta Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at Ai Atlanta paid an average of $535 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$19,260$19,260
Fees$94$94
Books and Supplies$600$600

Learn more about Ai Atlanta tuition and fees.

Ai Atlanta 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. Design students who received their bachelor’s degree at Ai Atlanta took out an average of $44,173 in student loans. That is 53% higher than the national average of $28,898.

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

$23,411 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

design who receive their bachelor’s degree from Ai Atlanta make an average of $23,411 a year during the early days of their career. That is 26% lower than the national average of $31,586.

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Does Ai Atlanta Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Design?

Ai Atlanta 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 Ai Atlanta Online Learning page.

Ai Atlanta Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Design

42 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
59.5% Women
71.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 42 students received their bachelor’s degree in design. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in design in 2019-2020, 59.5% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 71.4% of the design bachelor’s degrees at Ai Atlanta in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 32%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American21
Hispanic or Latino7
Native American or Alaska Native2
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White5
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities7

Bachelor’s in Design Focus Areas at Ai Atlanta

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Commercial & Advertising Art3
Commercial Photography2
Fashion Design15
Interior Design6
Illustration9

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

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Film, Video & Photographic Arts23
Fine & Studio Arts19

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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