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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

23 Colleges
$31,489 Avg Salary
$23,859 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, design and applied arts was ranked #91 in the country. In fact 1,979 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Carnegie Mellon University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for design and applied arts students. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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The excellent programs at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy.

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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. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Bloomsburg is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Bloomsburg.

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#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Delaware did quite well on this year’s best schools for design and applied arts students. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best design and applied arts programs. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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With a ranking of #9, Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for design and applied arts students. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Kutztown University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for design and applied arts students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Kutztown, Kutztown University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best design and applied arts colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 380
Pennsylvania 77
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.

Majors Similar to Design

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 23 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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