by our College Data Analytics TeamDesign & Applied Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at The Art Institute of Austin. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in design, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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BA in Graphic Design & Media Arts
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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 Ai Austin was ranked #562 on College Factual's Best Schools for design list. It is also ranked #34 in Texas.
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Part-time undergraduates at Ai Austin 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 State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $19,260 | $19,260 |
| Fees | $94 | $94 |
| Books and Supplies | $600 | $600 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Ai Austin in Design walked away with an average of $41,037 in student debt. That is 42% higher than the national average of $28,898.
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design who receive their bachelor’s degree from Ai Austin make an average of $25,194 a year during the early days of their career. That is 20% lower than the national average of $31,586.
Online degrees for the Ai Austin design bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Ai Austin Online Learning page.
Women made up around 44.4% of the design students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.3%.
Around 63.9% of design bachelor’s degree recipients at Ai Austin in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 10 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Design & Applied Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Commercial Photography | 13 |
| Fashion Design | 8 |
| Interior Design | 4 |
| Game & Interactive Media Design | 11 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 15 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 13 |
*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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