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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree School for You

Design & Applied Arts is the #91 most popular major in the country with 1,979 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 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 in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

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

Our analysis found Bowling Green State University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 44% are male.

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Out of the 23 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

About 55% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 45% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 44% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular design and applied arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in design at UIC, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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#5

Cranbrook Academy of Art

Bloomfield Hills, MI

Out of the 23 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cranbrook Academy of Art landed the # 5 spot on the list. Carnbrook Academy is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bloomfield Hills.

About 63% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#5

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Out of the 23 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 50% of the design majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Kent State University at Kent 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 suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 73% of the design majors at the school.

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School of the Art Institute of Chicago landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree design and applied arts programs. School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 67% of the design majors at the school.

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#9

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul 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 #9 on the list. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 12 students majoring in design at DePaul, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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With a ranking of #10, College for Creative Studies did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. CCS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Detroit.

About 60% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 40% are male.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best design and applied arts colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 48
Illinois 75
Ohio 103
Indiana 16
Wisconsin 3

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 23 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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