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Maryland Institute College of Art Master’s in Design & Applied Arts

148 Master's Degrees Awarded
$68,219 Average Salary
YES Online Classes

Design & Applied Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Maryland Institute College of Art. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in design, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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

$49,190 Average Tuition and Fees

MICA Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at MICA paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $48,510 $48,510
Fees $680 $680

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

$68,219 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of design students who receive their master’s degree from MICA is $68,219 per year. That is 54% higher than the national average of $44,396.

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Does MICA Offer an Online Master’s in Design?

If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. MICA does offer online classes in its design master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the MICA Online Learning page.

MICA Master’s Student Diversity for Design

148 Master's Degrees Awarded
82.4% Women
27.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 148 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 82.4% of the students who received their Master’s in design in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 70.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 27.7% of the design master’s degrees at MICA in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 20%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 16
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 12
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 51
International Students 48
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

Master’s in Design Focus Areas at MICA

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Visual Communications 13
Graphic Design 50
Illustration 32
Other Design & Applied Arts 53

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 25
Fine & Studio Arts 35
Arts & Media Management 9

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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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