2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools
Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 150 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Design & Applied Arts program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools
Our analysis found Savannah College of Art and Design to be the most popular school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. SCAD is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Savannah.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pratt Institute - Main. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Pratt Institute is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Out of the 150 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Maryland Institute College of Art landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, MICA is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Academy of Art University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools list. Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out of the 150 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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Full Sail University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular design and applied arts programs. Located in the suburb of Winter Park, Full Sail University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
The New School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for design and applied arts students. It came in at #7 on the list. New School University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
New York School of Interior Design did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for design and applied arts students. It came in at #8 on the list. NYSID is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for design and applied arts students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a large student population.
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Atlantic University College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for design and applied arts students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Guaynabo, Atlantic University College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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School of Visual Arts came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools ranking. Located in the large city of New York, SVA is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for design and applied arts students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular design and applied arts programs. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
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Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular design and applied arts programs. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.
Rochester Institute of Technology ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools list. RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.
With a ranking of #15, California College of the Arts did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students. Located in the large city of San Francisco, California College of the Arts is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Art Center College of Design did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for design and applied arts students. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the city of Pasadena, Art Center College of Design is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Marymount University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools ranking. Located in the city of Arlington, Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Fashion Institute of Technology ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, FIT SUNY is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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North Carolina State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for design and applied arts students. It came in at #20 on the list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
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Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools ranking. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.
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With a ranking of #22, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at University of Southern California
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Design & Applied Arts students that almost earned our Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | University of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD |
| 24 | Boston University | Boston, MA |
| 24 | University of Cincinnati - Main Campus | Cincinnati, OH |
| 26 | University of Illinois at Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| 26 | Northeastern University | Boston, MA |
| 26 | American University | Washington, DC |
| 29 | George Washington University | Washington, DC |
| 29 | Cranbrook Academy of Art | Bloomfield Hills, MI |
| 29 | School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| 29 | University of Chicago | Chicago, IL |
Design & Applied Arts by Region
View the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools for a specific region near you.
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Majors Related to Design
Design & Applied Arts is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 25 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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