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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Connecticut

3 Colleges
$33,540 Avg Salary
$25,900 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, 15 degrees and certificates were awarded to design and applied arts students who went to a Connecticut college or university. This makes it the #114 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Connecticut to see which 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for design majors pursuing a .

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our analysis found Yale University to be the most popular school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a degree in Connecticut. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

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Out of the 3 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Central Connecticut State University Report

#3

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Bridgeport. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Connecticut list. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Bridgeport.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at University of Bridgeport

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 65
New Hampshire 0
Vermont 11

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 3 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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