by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Commercial & Advertising Art. 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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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 UT Knoxville was ranked #136 on College Factual's Best Schools for design list. It is also ranked #2 in Tennessee.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UT Knoxville paid an average of $1,137 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $378 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,332 | $28,522 |
| Fees | $1,932 | $2,162 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,598 | $1,598 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,856 | $11,856 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,780 | $5,780 |
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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 UT Knoxville took out an average of $24,000 in student loans. That is 17% lower than the national average of $28,898.
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design who receive their bachelor’s degree from UT Knoxville make an average of $39,214 a year during the early days of their career. That is 24% higher than the national average of $31,586.
Online degrees for the UT Knoxville 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 UT Knoxville Online Learning page.
About 61.1% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in design in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 22.2% of the design bachelor’s degrees at UT Knoxville in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Design & Applied Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Commercial & Advertising Art | 18 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Drama & Theater Arts | 14 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 51 |
| Music | 34 |
*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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