by our College Data Analytics TeamDesign & 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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BA in Graphic Design & Media Arts
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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 |
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BA in Graphic Design & Media Arts - Web Design
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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.
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.
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%.
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%.
| 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 |
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 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 2 |
*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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