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Iowa State University Master’s in Design & Applied Arts

24 Master's Degrees Awarded
$35,416 Average Salary

Design & Applied Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Iowa State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in design, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Design from Iowa State Cost?

$10,986 Average Tuition and Fees

Iowa State Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Iowa State paid an average of $1,374 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $543 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $9,758 $24,720
Fees $1,228 $1,228

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

$35,416 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of design students who receive their master’s degree from Iowa State is $35,416 per year. That is 20% lower than the national average of $44,396.

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

Online degrees for the Iowa 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 Iowa State Online Learning page.

Iowa State Master’s Student Diversity for Design

24 Master's Degrees Awarded
70.8% Women
20.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 24 students received their master’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 master’s degree in design in 2019-2020, 70.8% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 70.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 20.8% of design master’s degree recipients at Iowa State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 20%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 8
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Master’s in Design Focus Areas at Iowa State

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Industrial Design 5
Interior Design 11
Graphic Design 8

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Visual & Performing Arts 2

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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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