by our College Data Analytics TeamDesign & Applied Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Pennsylvania College of Technology. 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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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 Penn College was ranked #444 on College Factual's Best Schools for design list. It is also ranked #25 in Pennsylvania.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Penn College paid an average of $756 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $504 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $15,120 | $22,680 |
| Fees | $2,490 | $2,490 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,549 | $1,549 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,892 | $11,892 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,468 | $3,468 |
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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. Design students who received their bachelor’s degree at Penn College took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 7% lower than the national average of $28,898.
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design who receive their bachelor’s degree from Penn College make an average of $34,704 a year during the early days of their career. That is 10% higher than the national average of $31,586.
Online degrees for the Penn College 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 Penn College Online Learning page.
About 52.6% 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%.
Of those students who received a bachelor’s degree at Penn College in design at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 19 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Industrial Design | 5 |
| Graphic Design | 14 |
*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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