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CIP PROGRAM: 50.0402
Commercial and Advertising Art.

Summary: A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to use artistic techniques to effectively communicate ideas and information to business and consumer audiences via illustrations and other forms of digital or printed media. Includes instruction in concept design, layout, paste-up, and techniques such as engraving, etching, silkscreen, lithography, offset, drawing and cartooning, painting, collage, and computer graphics.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Related Occupations

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National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 1717 964 11
2021 1579 910 15
2022 1540 780 14
2023 1413 725 33
2024 1420 715 38
Change -17.71% -24.79% +200.00%

Related CIPs

50 VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS.
50.04 Design and Applied Arts.
50.0401 Design and Visual Communications, General.
50.0402 Commercial and Advertising Art.
50.0404 Industrial and Product Design.
50.0406 Commercial Photography.
50.0407 Fashion/Apparel Design.
50.0408 Interior Design.
50.0409 Graphic Design.
50.0410 Illustration.
50.0411 Game and Interactive Media Design.
50.0499 Design and Applied Arts, Other.

Institutions granting degrees in Commercial and Advertising Art.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change

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