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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Florida

9 Colleges
$30,902 Avg Salary
$27,703 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts School for You

Design & Applied Arts is the #86 most popular major in Florida with 106 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Florida 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

Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL

Our analysis found Full Sail University to be the most popular school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a degree in Florida. Full Sail University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Winter Park.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend AI Miami International University of Art and Design. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Florida list. International Fine Arts College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Miami.

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#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Out of the 9 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.

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#4

Lynn University

Boca Raton, FL

The excellent programs at Lynn University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in Florida. Lynn University Fighting Knights is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boca Raton.

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#5

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

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#6

Jacksonville University

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for design and applied arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. JU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Jacksonville.

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With a ranking of #7, Florida International University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students. FIU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Miami.

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#8

Southeastern University

Lakeland, FL

With a ranking of #8, Southeastern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students. Located in the midsize city of Lakeland, SEU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Hodges University

Naples, FL

Hodges University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the city of Naples, International College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 113
Georgia 259
North Carolina 22
Tennessee 1
Kentucky 2
Alabama 17
South Carolina 12
Mississippi 4
Arkansas 0

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

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 9 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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