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North Carolina State University Master’s in Design & Applied Arts

19 Master's Degrees Awarded
$44,649 Average Salary

Design & Applied Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at North Carolina State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’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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How Much Does a Master’s in Design from NC State Cost?

$11,673 Average Tuition and Fees

NC State Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at NC State paid an average of $1,468 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $505 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$9,095$26,421
Fees$2,578$2,578

How Much Can You Make With a Master’s in Design From NC State?

$44,649 Average Salary
Average Earnings Boost

design who receive their master’s degree from NC State make an average of $44,649 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $44,396.

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Does NC State Offer an Online Master’s in Design?

Online degrees for the NC State design master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NC State Online Learning page.

NC State Master’s Student Diversity for Design

19 Master's Degrees Awarded
68.4% Women
15.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 19 students received their master’s degree in design. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 68.4% of the students who received their Master’s in design in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 70.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in design at NC State in 2019-2020, 15.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 20%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian2
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino1
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White8
International Students8
Other Races/Ethnicities0

Master’s in Design Focus Areas at NC State

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Visual Communications7
Industrial Design12

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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