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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Connecticut

2 Colleges
$33,540 Avg Salary
$25,900 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, 15 degrees and certificates were awarded to design and applied arts students who went to a Connecticut college or university. This makes it the #114 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Connecticut to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Connecticut

The following schools top our list of the Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges.

Top Connecticut Schools in Design & Applied Arts

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Yale University the best school in Connecticut for design and applied arts students. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Yale University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Connecticut State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Connecticut list. CCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of New Britain.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 65
New Hampshire 0
Vermont 11

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 2 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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