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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

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Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree 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.

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 Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Michigan to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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.

Check out the design master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Michigan.

#1

Cranbrook Academy of Art

Bloomfield Hills, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Cranbrook Academy of Art the most popular school in Michigan for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Carnbrook Academy is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bloomfield Hills.

Of the 16 students majoring in design at Carnbrook Academy, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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Out of the 5 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, College for Creative Studies landed the # 2 spot on the list. CCS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Detroit.

Of the 10 students majoring in design at CCS, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#3

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferris State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 33% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular design and applied arts schools in Michigan. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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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 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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