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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

With 77 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, design and applied arts is the #103 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania

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

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Design & Applied Arts

Our analysis found Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania to be the best school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Bloomsburg is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Bloomsburg.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marywood University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Scranton, Marywood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Mercyhurst University is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Erie, Mercyhurst is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 380
Maryland 207
New Jersey 0
District of Columbia 33
Delaware 3

One of 9 majors within the area of study, design and applied arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 4 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).

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