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Career Opportunities

With a degree in art or design, you’ll open doors in fields ranging from media to manufacturing, advertising to curation and beyond.

  • Animator
  • Art Gallery Director
  • Creative Director
  • Fashion Designer
  • Film Editor
  • Illustrator
  • Interior Designer
  • Photo Editor

Stats and Facts

# 3

Best Fashion Design Schools (College Factual)
# 14

Most Admired Interior Design Schools
# 3

Design and Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools
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Jacieon Williams working on a fashion project.

Discover Art and Design Majors and Minors

Pursue your interests with a customizable program that sets you up for success.

Coursework Highlights

Find courses that give you the knowledge and skills to stand out from the pack.

  • Beauty and Diversity in Fashion Media
  • Ceramics Hand-Building
  • Cinematic Storytelling
  • Digital Illustration
  • Multimedia Storytelling
  • Narrative Jewelry and Metalwork
  • Sight, Sound and Motion
  • User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design

Featured Employers

Our graduates land jobs with top employers.

  • A&E Networks
  • Apple
  • Boston Red Sox
  • Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
  • Live Nation Entertainment
  • Nordstrom
  • Ogilvy
  • The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
  • The Walt Disney Company
  • TNH Ad Agency
  • Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Learn more about degree outcomes

Whether I enroll in graduate school or take an entry-level job, I’m excited to see where I land. Syracuse has prepared me for every possibility.

Lilyan “Lily” Minicozzi ’26 Industrial and Interaction Design College of Visual and Performing Arts
Lilyan “Lily” Minicozzi ’26 working on a project.

Clubs and Organizations

Learning happens inside and outside the classroom. Make connections to build your resume and your network.

  • American Society of Interior Designers
  • Fashion and Design Society
  • Fetch Collective Magazine
  • FUSION
  • Orange Shorts Student Animation Studio
  • Professional Association for Design
  • Runway of Dreams
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Arts at Syracuse University

At Syracuse University, creative expression and artistic thinking are central to the student experience. It enriches our research, educational excellence, student success and public impact.

Discover the arts
VPA students working on a screen printing project.
First Year School of Design students meet and work on a screen printing project together.
Art students working in the Lightwork studio.

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