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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,979 people earned a degree or certificate in design and applied arts, making the major the #91 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for design majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our analysis found Michigan State University to be the best school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

American University

Washington, DC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means American University is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their graduate certificate. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#4

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their graduate certificate. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for design and applied arts students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#8

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

Marywood University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for design and applied arts students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Marywood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Scranton.

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Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate design and applied arts programs. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

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Mercyhurst University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for design and applied arts students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Mercyhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Erie.

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Design & Applied Arts by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Design & Applied Arts is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music 7,675
Fine & Studio Arts 3,224
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,704
Drama & Theater Arts 1,699
Arts & Media Management 1,184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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