by our College Data Analytics TeamDesign & Applied Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at University of Southern California. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in design, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of 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, USC came in at #12. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in California.
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Part-time undergraduates at USC paid an average of $1,995 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $59,260 | $59,260 |
| Fees | $1,015 | $1,015 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,398 | $16,398 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,278 | $2,278 |
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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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at USC in Design walked away with an average of $26,000 in student debt. That is 10% lower than the national average of $28,898.
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design who receive their bachelor’s degree from USC make an average of $45,696 a year during the early days of their career. That is 45% higher than the national average of $31,586.
Online degrees for the USC 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 USC Online Learning page.
About 57.6% 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 graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in design at USC in 2019-2020, 54.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 7 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Design & Applied Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Visual Communications | 5 |
| Game & Interactive Media Design | 28 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 18 |
| Dance | 16 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 145 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 224 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 61 |
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*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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