Generally speaking, Nanjing Art Institute is a good institution. Besides the Academy of Fine Arts, the next one is the Academy of Fine Arts. However, the College of Art, after all, contains many art categories, so the School of Design is only a secondary college under the College of Art. In recent years, the expansion of enrollment, coupled with the fact that almost all colleges and universities have begun to recruit design majors regardless of their ability to offer design disciplines, has led to the proliferation of design majors and low teaching level. Many teachers themselves don't know much about design, just because of their high graduate education, but few have high design level.

To sum up, I suggest you consider it from a practical point of view, and don't confuse the real with the fake. Art colleges are not necessarily professional, and professional colleges are not necessarily famous. For example, there are several good institutions in Suzhou. Or you can apply for some design schools in Guangzhou, where apart from learning professional knowledge, the key is that the design atmosphere is relatively strong.

Art design should be a major focusing on theoretical research. I don't think it is practical. If you want to engage in research or continue to take the postgraduate entrance examination, you can consider this. If you want to study a practical subject, I suggest you study visual communication, decorative design, landscape design or jewelry design, which will make you more employed. It's simple. You can know the employment prospects by going to the streets to see what types of companies there are. There are advertising companies, media companies and printing companies everywhere, all related to visual communication design. The real estate industry is so developed that there are home improvement companies everywhere, so landscape, indoor and soft-fitting employment can also be done. Jewelry and jewelry are sold everywhere, but there are few jewelry design majors, but the salary is very high. There are good schools for this major in Hong Kong, and you can also look at China Geo University in Wuhan, which has this major.

In short, don't trust the school too much, but work hard on your own. In fact, public design schools are not as good as private ones now. Quite simply, teachers are busy going out to earn money and won't teach you anything seriously. It's all on your own. I have been in the Academy of Fine Arts for four years, and some teachers have seen it several times. Art education in Chinese universities is very poor. Don't expect too much from the school. It is most important to work hard by yourself.