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Art & design at San Diego State University

San Diego State University graduates about 250 art & design majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 50th of 828 schools we score for art & design, a standout program at 87 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $49,000 four years out, 1.09× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

87/100Standout#50 of 828 for art & design →
Graduates a year2503% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$49,0001.09× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate37%whole school

Around San Diego State University

Chapultepec Hall dorm at San Diego State University.
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College West, San Diego, CA, USA
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Building on the campus of San Diego State University
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Communication building on the campus of San Diego State University
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Where art & design happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Dramatic Arts, Art South, Professional Studies and Fine Arts, Art North, SDSU College of Arts & Letters.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 29 · Dorm 28 · Student housing 7 · Athletics 6 · Arts 3 · Dining 2.

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Nearby in the art & design ranking

  1. University of Florida 87
  2. Northwestern University 87
  3. University of Delaware 87
  4. Wake Forest University 87
  5. University of California, Berkeley 87
  6. Florida State University 87
  7. Miami University–Oxford 87
  8. Baylor University 86

Other strong majors at San Diego State University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares San Diego 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.

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