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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in New York

12 Colleges
$30,453 Avg Salary
$20,127 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, 380 degrees and certificates were awarded to design and applied arts students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #60 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in New York 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for design majors pursuing a .

#1

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, NY

Our analysis found Pratt Institute - Main to be the most popular school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a degree in New York. Pratt Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brooklyn.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Pratt Institute - Main Report

#2

The New School

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The New School. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New York School of Interior Design. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, NYSID is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#4

School of Visual Arts

New York, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend School of Visual Arts. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in New York list. SVA is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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Out of the 12 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Fashion Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular design and applied arts programs. FIT SUNY is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New York.

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#7

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in New York list. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in New York ranking. RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy.

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#9

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in New York ranking. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

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#10

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular design and applied arts programs. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Cornell University Report

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
Pennsylvania 77
Maryland 207
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 12 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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