by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Other Design & Applied Arts. 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 University of California - Los Angeles. 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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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for design majors, UCLA came in at #18. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #2 in California.
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Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $41,196 |
| Fees | $1,807 | $1,807 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,314 | $1,314 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $17,599 | $17,599 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,625 | $4,625 |
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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 UCLA took out an average of $20,500 in student loans. That is 29% lower than the national average of $28,898.
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The median early career salary of design students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UCLA is $43,240 per year. That is 37% higher than the national average of $31,586.
Online degrees for the UCLA 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 UCLA Online Learning page.
About 72.7% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in design in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 70.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 65.9% of the design bachelor’s degrees at UCLA in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 19 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Design & Applied Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Design & Applied Arts | 44 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dance | 26 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 62 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 28 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 154 |
| Music | 67 |
*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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