Degree Programs Overview
College for Creative Studies offers 16 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's programs.
A total of 284 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at CCS. 251 students completed bachelor's programs and 27 completed master's programs.
The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at CCS. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.
Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
| Total Programs | Online Programs | Completers |
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| Total | Men | Women |
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| Bachelor's | 11 | NOT OFFERED | 251 | 98 | 153 |
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| Master's | 4 | NOT OFFERED | 27 | 14 | 13 |
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| At least 12-weeks but less than 1-Year Certificate | 1 | NOT OFFERED | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation
The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from College for Creative Studies. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.
The Design and Applied Arts program has the highest salary ($49,252) after graduation and the Graphic Communications program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $33,191 average salary.
Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
| Field of Study | Average Salary (2020) | Average Loan Debt |
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| Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly |
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| Design and Applied Arts |
$49,252 | $4,104 | $26,000 | $276 |
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| Graphic Communications |
$33,191 | $2,766 | $27,000 | $286 |
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| Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry |
$28,989 | $2,416 | $30,620 | $325 |
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| Film/Video and Photographic Arts |
$25,994 | $2,166 | $27,000 | $286 |
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Popular Programs with Most Completers
Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at College for Creative Studies.
At the school, the Drafting and Design Technology/Technician Bachelor program has the most completers of 62 and the Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Bachelor program has the second most completers of 53 students.
Popular Bachelor Programs
| Field of Study | Number of Completers | Men | Women |
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| Drafting and Design Technology/Technician | 62 | 38 | 24 |
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| Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects | 53 | 16 | 37 |
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| Illustration | 44 | 12 | 32 |
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| Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design | 27 | 4 | 23 |
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| Commercial and Advertising Art | 12 | 3 | 9 |
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| Cinematography and Film/Video Production | 11 | 7 | 4 |
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| Interior Design | 10 | 4 | 6 |
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| Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry | 10 | 4 | 6 |
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| Fine Arts and Art Studies (other) | 8 | 3 | 5 |
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| Photography | 7 | 4 | 3 |
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Popular Master Programs
| Field of Study | Number of Completers | Men | Women |
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| Design and Applied Arts (other) | 10 | 4 | 6 |
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| Human Computer Interaction | 7 | 3 | 4 |
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| Drafting and Design Technology/Technician | 7 | 6 | 1 |
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| Systems Science and Theory | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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Popular 1-Year Cert. Programs
| Field of Study | Number of Completers | Men | Women |
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| Art Teacher Education | 6 | - | 6 |
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Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers
Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
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| Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
53 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
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| Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
27 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
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| Art Teacher Education | 6 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
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| Drafting and Design Technology/Technician | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
62 | 7 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
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| Systems Science and Theory | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 3 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Human Computer Interaction | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 7 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Systems Science and Theory | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 3 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Human Computer Interaction | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 7 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
10 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Commercial and Advertising Art | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
12 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Fashion/Apparel Design | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
7 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Interior Design | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
10 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Illustration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
44 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Design and Applied Arts (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 10 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Cinematography and Film/Video Production | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
11 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Photography | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
7 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Fine Arts and Art Studies (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
8 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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