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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Maryland

5 Colleges
$36,735 Avg Salary
$26,625 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, 207 degrees and certificates were awarded to design and applied arts students who went to a Maryland college or university. This makes it the #33 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Schools in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Maryland to see which ones were the most popular 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Maryland.

Our 2023 rankings named Maryland Institute College of Art the most popular school in Maryland for design and applied arts students. MICA is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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#2

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Baltimore. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Maryland list. Located in the city of Baltimore, UB is a public school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Maryland - Baltimore County helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in Maryland. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

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Out of the 5 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore landed the # 4 spot on the list. UMB is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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#4

Stevenson University

Stevenson, MD

The excellent programs at Stevenson University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in Maryland. Located in the rural area of Stevenson, Stevenson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 380
Pennsylvania 77
New Jersey 0
District of Columbia 33
Delaware 3

One of 9 majors within the area of study, design and applied arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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