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2023 Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Schools

5 Colleges
$31,426 Avg Salary
$25,481 Avg Student Debt

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the United States to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online design programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

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

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Michigan State University

The excellent online programs at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in the United States. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a large student population.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Report

Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 3 spot on the list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Arizona State University - Skysong Report

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 Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Schools list. Located in the city of Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Radford University

Radford, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Radford University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Schools list. Radford is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Radford University Report

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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 5 schools only.

  • 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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