2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 133 schools in the United States to see which master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for design majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 15% Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Savannah College of Art and Design the most popular school in the United States for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. SCAD is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Savannah.
Women make up 61% of the design majors at the school.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Savannah College of Art and Design
Out of the 133 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Pratt Institute - Main landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Pratt Institute is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 79% of the design majors at the school.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Maryland Institute College of Art is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Baltimore, MICA is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 69% of the design majors at the school.
Out of the 133 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Art University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
About 79% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 21% are male.
Out of the 133 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 fairly large student population.
Women make up 73% of the design majors at the school.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Liberty University
Full Sail University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Winter Park, Full Sail University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 70 students majoring in design at Full Sail University, 46% are male and 54% are female.
The New School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for design and applied arts students to get a master’s degree. 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.
Women make up 80% of the design majors at the school.
With a ranking of #8, New York School of Interior Design did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. NYSID is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
About 81% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 19% are male.
Full Design & Applied Arts at New York School of Interior Design Report
Atlantic University College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree design and applied arts programs. Located in the city of Guaynabo, Atlantic University College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 39 students majoring in design at Atlantic University College, 38% are male and 62% are female.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Atlantic University College
With a ranking of #10, School of Visual Arts did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, SVA is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 34 students majoring in design at SVA, 26% are male and 74% are female.
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for design and applied arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 56% of the design majors at the school.
Carnegie Mellon University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 32 students majoring in design at Carnegie Mellon, 25% are male and 75% are female.
Full Design & Applied Arts at Carnegie Mellon University Report
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
About 79% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 21% are male.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at The University of Texas at Austin
Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree design and applied arts programs. RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.
Women make up 56% of the design majors at the school.
California College of the Arts ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of San Francisco, California College of the Arts is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 25 students majoring in design at California College of the Arts, 32% are male and 68% are female.
Marymount University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for design and applied arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Arlington, Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 96% of the design majors at the school.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Marymount University
Fashion Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for design and applied arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, FIT SUNY is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 83% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 17% are male.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Fashion Institute of Technology
Art Center College of Design landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree design and applied arts programs. Located in the city of Pasadena, Art Center College of Design is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 24 students majoring in design at Art Center College of Design, 29% are male and 71% are female.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Art Center College of Design
Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree design and applied arts programs. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.
About 57% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 43% are male.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Arizona State University - Skysong
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Ohio University - Athens Campus | Athens, OH |
| 20 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC |
| 22 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA |
| 23 | University of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD |
| 24 | University of Cincinnati - Main Campus | Cincinnati, OH |
| 24 | Boston University | Boston, MA |
| 26 | Northeastern University | Boston, MA |
| 26 | University of Illinois at Chicago | Chicago, IL |
Design & Applied Arts by Region
View the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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| Rocky Mountains |
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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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