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University of Southern California Master’s in Design & Applied Arts

25 Master's Degrees Awarded
$68,219 Average Salary

Design & Applied Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at University of Southern California. 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 USC Cost?

$48,715 Average Tuition and Fees

USC Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at USC paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $47,880 $47,880
Fees $835 $835

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

$68,219 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

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

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Does USC Offer an Online Master’s in Design?

Online degrees for the USC 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 USC Online Learning page.

USC Master’s Student Diversity for Design

25 Master's Degrees Awarded
56.0% Women
20.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 25 master’s degrees in design handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in design in 2019-2020, 56.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 20.0% of the design master’s degrees at USC in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 20%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 4
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Master’s in Design Focus Areas at USC

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Visual Communications 7
Game & Interactive Media Design 18

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Visual & Performing Arts 15
Drama & Theater Arts 41
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 173
Fine & Studio Arts 18
Music 81

View All Design & Applied Arts Related Majors >

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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