Get my odds
Tempe, AZ · Art & design

Art & design at Arizona State University

Arizona State University graduates about 370 art & design majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 27th of 828 schools we score for art & design, a standout program at 91 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $51,000 four years out, 1.12× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $13 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year3703% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$51,0001.12× the same major nationally
Research in the field$13Ma year, NSF
Admit rate88%whole school

Around Arizona State University

Howard Schultz, the former CEO of Starbucks, speaking with attendees at an event
Howard Schultz (46020862425)Photo: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Arizona State University Campus, Tempe, Arizona
Arizona State University Campus, Tempe, Arizona - panoramio (124)Photo: davidpinter · CC BY 3.0 · source
Arizona State University Campus, Tempe, Arizona
Arizona State University Campus, Tempe, Arizona - panoramio (70)Photo: davidpinter · CC BY 3.0 · source
Arizona State University Campus, Tempe, Arizona
Arizona State University Campus, Tempe, Arizona - panoramio (123)Photo: davidpinter · CC BY 3.0 · source

Where art & design happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Art Building, Art Warehouse, College of Design North, College of Design South, Stauffer Communication Arts, Nelson Fine Arts Center, Biodesign Institute Building B, Biodesign Institute Building A, Biodesign Institute Building C.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 90 · Dorm 53 · Athletics 9 · Dining 7 · Arts 4 · Library 4.

Open the full-screen campus map →

Nearby in the art & design ranking

  1. Drexel University 91
  2. Washington University in St. Louis 91
  3. Binghamton University–SUNY 91
  4. Yale University 91
  5. Southern Methodist University 90
  6. University of Georgia 90
  7. Tulane University of Louisiana 90
  8. CUNY–Hunter College 90

Other strong majors at Arizona State University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Arizona State University with every school we score in art & design. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

See your odds at Arizona State University Everything about Arizona State University