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Graduates earn 697 degrees from Rhode Island School of Design

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About 65.3 percent of the 697 degrees and certificates handed out by Rhode Island School of Design in 2017-18 were to students in visual and performing arts programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

The agency's National Center for Education Statistics shows the private not-for-profit institution in Providence conferred 370 bachelor's degrees and 85 master's degrees in visual and performing arts programs.

But the single most popular program was for a bachelor's degree in illustration. Data shows the school gave out 80 bachelor's degrees in illustration, followed by 75 bachelor's degrees in industrial and product design and 68 master's degrees in architectural and building sciences/technology.

The school enrolled 2,467 students for 2017-18, including 1,994 in undergraduate programs and 473 in graduate programs.

Degrees awarded for 2017-18
ProgramBachelor's degrees awardedGraduate and professional degrees awardedTotal degrees and certificates awardedPercent of total
Industrial and Product Design751994
Illustration80-80
Graphic Design631376
Painting351045
Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other41-41
Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts34640
Sculpture13417
Printmaking8816
Photography7714
Metal and Jewelry Arts6410
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics549
Intermedia/Multimedia-88
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other325
Visual and Performing Arts total3708545565.3
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology4368111
Architecture33-33
Landscape Architecture-2626
Interior Architecture---
Architecture and Related Services total769417024.4
Furniture Design and Manufacturing25732
Precision Production total257324.6
Art Teacher Education-2121
Education total-21213
Apparel and Textiles, General19-19
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total19-192.7
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other---
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis---
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total----

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