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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Michigan

7 Colleges
$32,886 Avg Salary
$24,874 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts School for You

With 48 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, design and applied arts is the #97 most popular major in Michigan.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Michigan 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.

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

#1

Cranbrook Academy of Art

Bloomfield Hills, MI

Our analysis found Cranbrook Academy of Art to be the most popular school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a degree in Michigan. Carnbrook Academy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bloomfield Hills.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Cranbrook Academy of Art Report

#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for design and applied arts students. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

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

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means College for Creative Studies is a great place for design and applied arts students. CCS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Detroit.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at College for Creative Studies

#4

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Michigan list. Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Michigan list. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular design and applied arts programs. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

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#6

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for design and applied arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. Oakland is a large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Oakland University

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 75
Ohio 103
Indiana 16
Wisconsin 3

Design & Applied Arts is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

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 7 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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