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Whitewater, WI · Art & design

Art & design at UW–Whitewater

UW–Whitewater graduates about 27 art & design majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 438th of 828 schools we score for art & design, a solid program at 53 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $50,000 four years out, 1.09× what the same major pays nationally.

Graduates a year271% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$50,0001.09× the same major nationally
Admit rate82%whole school

Around UW–Whitewater

Base view of historic water tower, locally protected by the local government of
20251022 Starin Park Water Tower upclosePhoto: Diesel weasel414 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Distant view of starin park water tower, sometimes called the witches tower
20251022 Starin Park Water TowerPhoto: Diesel weasel414 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Locally protected water tower in Whitewater, WI
20251022 Starin Park Water Tower full imagePhoto: Diesel weasel414 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Whitewater Post Office
Whitewater Post Office 1Photo: Sa magnuson33 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where art & design happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Center of The Arts.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 20 · Dorm 19 · Athletics 5 · Dining 3 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the art & design ranking

  1. Augsburg University 53
  2. Southern Utah University 53
  3. McDaniel College 53
  4. Eastern Connecticut State University 53
  5. Elmhurst University 52
  6. Mercer University 52
  7. SUNY Brockport 52
  8. Winona State University 52

Other strong majors at UW–Whitewater

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UW–Whitewater 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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