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University of Kentucky Bachelor’s in Design & Applied Arts

23 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$42,235 Average Salary
$27,000 Average Student Debt

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 University of Kentucky. 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 UK Bachelor’s in Design

#100 in the U.S
#1 in Kentucky

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 UK was ranked #100 on College Factual's Best Schools for design list. It is also ranked #1 in Kentucky.

Here are some of the other rankings for UK.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans12
Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Veterans14
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $48-$75k)79
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $30-$48k)87
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools87
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $0-$30k)96
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $75-$110k)97
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income Over $110k)97
Best Design & Applied Arts Schools100
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts108
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts108
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Design & Applied Arts Graduates109
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (With Aid)142
Highest Paid Design & Applied Arts Graduates147
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $48-$75k)153
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $30-$48k)163
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $0-$30k)168
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income Over $110k)184
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $75-$110k)191
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts196
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts215
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (With Aid)251
Most Popular Colleges for Design & Applied Arts307
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts319
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts512
Most Focused Colleges for Design & Applied Arts843

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

$12,484 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

UK Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UK was $1,248 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $464 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$11,135$29,945
Fees$1,349$1,349
Books and Supplies$1,000$1,000
On Campus Room and Board$13,588$13,588
On Campus Other Expenses$4,474$4,474

Learn more about UK tuition and fees.

UK Design Bachelor’s Student Debt

One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UK in Design walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 7% lower than the national average of $28,898.

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

$42,235 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of design students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UK is $42,235 per year. That is 34% higher than the national average of $31,586.

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Does UK Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Design?

Online degrees for the UK 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 UK Online Learning page.

UK Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Design

23 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
100.0% Women
13.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 23 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, all of them were women.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 13.0% of the design bachelor’s degrees at UK in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 32%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American1
Hispanic or Latino1
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1
White19
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities1

Bachelor’s in Design Focus Areas at UK

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Interior Design23

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

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
General Visual & Performing Arts49
Dance3
Drama & Theater Arts22
Fine & Studio Arts31
Music26

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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