Graphic Design Bachelor's Degree Profile

This degree program teaches you how to create appealing and informative documents, web pages, advertisements, and the like. You will learn the latest graphic design techniques including how to use computers to assist in the design process and how to design web pages and other digital content. An internship in a real world business and environment can be an integral part of this degree program and provide valuable experience and training.

Career Opportunities

Typical Careers

The typical graduate of a graphic design bachelor's degree program will choose one of the following career trajectories. Also provided are the median annual incomes for those careers, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov) for May 2004:

• Graphic Designer: $38,030
• Multimedia Artist: $50,360
• Advertising Executive: $63,610

Job Outlook

The BLS predicts that the demand for graphic designers will increase about as fast as the national average until the year 2014. Those with web-based design skills will be most in demand. The employment of multimedia artists should increase about as fast as average, and the demand for advertising executives is expected to increase faster than the national average in the coming years.

Degree Specifics

Classes

Typical coursework for a graphic design bachelor's degree curriculum includes Intro to Graphic Design, Color Theory, Layout, Illustration, Web Design, and other classes.

Skills You Will Learn

Upon completion of this degree program, you should be able to create visually appealing content in a variety of media as well as be able to use standard software applications to aid in the design and creation of content.