Design And Applied Arts is taught at colleges nationwide, but at some it makes up a far larger share of the degrees awarded than at others. The schools below are the most focused on design and applied arts in the Great Lakes Region, measured by the share of their degrees in the field.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at what share of degrees each of the 128 schools in the Great Lakes Region that offer design and applied arts awards in the field.
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No school devotes a larger share of its degrees to design and applied arts than School Of Advertising Art Inc. School Of Advertising Art Inc is a private for-profit school located in the city of Kettering. At this school, roughly 100% of all degrees awarded are in design and applied arts, or about 53 graduates in the most recent year.
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A rank of #2 makes Milwaukee Institute Of Art And Design one of the most focused schools for design and applied arts. Set in the city of Milwaukee, Milwaukee Institute Of Art And Design is a private not-for-profit institution. Design And Applied Arts accounts for around 73% of the degrees granted here, or about 154 graduates in the most recent year.
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A rank of #3 makes Columbus College Of Art And Design one of the most focused schools for design and applied arts. Columbus College Of Art And Design is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbus. At this school, roughly 68% of all degrees awarded are in design and applied arts, or about 147 graduates in the most recent year.
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Art Academy Of Cincinnati ranks #4 for design and applied arts by degree focus. Set in the city of Cincinnati, Art Academy Of Cincinnati is a private not-for-profit institution. Design And Applied Arts accounts for around 52% of the degrees granted here, or about 32 graduates in the most recent year.
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Cleveland Institute Of Art ranks #5 for design and applied arts by degree focus. Set in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland Institute Of Art is a private not-for-profit institution. About 50% of the degrees Cleveland Institute Of Art awards are in design and applied arts, or about 63 graduates in the most recent year.
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College For Creative Studies ranked #6 on our list of the most focused design and applied arts schools. Located in the city of Detroit, College For Creative Studies is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 28% of all degrees awarded are in design and applied arts, or about 97 graduates in the most recent year.
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Cranbrook Academy Of Art ranked #7 on our list of the most focused design and applied arts schools. Set in the suburb of Bloomfield Hills, Cranbrook Academy Of Art is a private not-for-profit institution. Design And Applied Arts accounts for around 23% of the degrees granted here, or about 14 graduates in the most recent year.
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Columbia College Chicago landed the #8 spot among the most focused design and applied arts schools. Located in the city of Chicago, Columbia College Chicago is a private not-for-profit university. About 21% of the degrees Columbia College Chicago awards are in design and applied arts, or about 293 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of Wisconsin Stout ranked #9 on our list of the most focused design and applied arts schools. Set in the town of Menomonie, University Of Wisconsin Stout is a public institution. At this school, roughly 9% of all degrees awarded are in design and applied arts, or about 145 graduates in the most recent year.
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Columbus State Community College placed #10 for design and applied arts by degree focus. Set in the city of Columbus, Columbus State Community College is a public institution. At this school, roughly 6% of all degrees awarded are in design and applied arts, or about 262 graduates in the most recent year.
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Kent State University At Kent ranked #11 on our list of the most focused design and applied arts schools. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State University At Kent is a public university. At this school, roughly 5% of all degrees awarded are in design and applied arts, or about 297 graduates in the most recent year.
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Adrian College placed #12 for design and applied arts by degree focus. Set in the town of Adrian, Adrian College is a private not-for-profit institution. About 4% of the degrees Adrian College awards are in design and applied arts, or about 19 graduates in the most recent year.
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Defiance College ranked #13 on our list of the most focused design and applied arts schools. Located in the town of Defiance, Defiance College is a private not-for-profit university. Design And Applied Arts accounts for around 4% of the degrees granted here, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year.
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Marietta College comes in at #14 for design and applied arts focus this year. Set in the town of Marietta, Marietta College is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 4% of all degrees awarded are in design and applied arts, or about 9 graduates in the most recent year.
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Mount Mary College landed the #15 spot among the most focused design and applied arts schools. Mount Mary College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee. At this school, roughly 4% of all degrees awarded are in design and applied arts, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year.
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Lawrence Technological University landed the #16 spot among the most focused design and applied arts schools. Lawrence Technological University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Southfield. About 4% of the degrees Lawrence Technological University awards are in design and applied arts, or about 23 graduates in the most recent year.
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Zane State College placed #17 for design and applied arts by degree focus. Zane State College is a public school located in the town of Zanesville. At this school, roughly 3% of all degrees awarded are in design and applied arts, or about 13 graduates in the most recent year.
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Cedarville University ranked #18 on our list of the most focused design and applied arts schools. Located in the rural area of Cedarville, Cedarville University is a private not-for-profit university. Design And Applied Arts accounts for around 3% of the degrees granted here, or about 34 graduates in the most recent year.
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Monroe County Community College landed the #19 spot among the most focused design and applied arts schools. Located in the rural area of Monroe, Monroe County Community College is a public university. Design And Applied Arts accounts for around 3% of the degrees granted here, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year.
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Western Technical College La Cross landed the #20 spot among the most focused design and applied arts schools. Set in the city of La Crosse, Western Technical College La Cross is a public institution. About 3% of the degrees Western Technical College La Cross awards are in design and applied arts, or about 44 graduates in the most recent year.
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Taylor University landed the #21 spot among the most focused design and applied arts schools. Taylor University is a private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Upland. At this school, roughly 3% of all degrees awarded are in design and applied arts, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year.
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Ferris State University placed #22 for design and applied arts by degree focus. Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris State University is a public university. At this school, roughly 3% of all degrees awarded are in design and applied arts, or about 87 graduates in the most recent year.
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South Suburban College placed #23 for design and applied arts by degree focus. Set in the suburb of South Holland, South Suburban College is a public institution. At this school, roughly 3% of all degrees awarded are in design and applied arts, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year.
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College Of Dupage comes in at #24 for design and applied arts focus this year. Located in the suburb of Glen Ellyn, College Of Dupage is a public university. At this school, roughly 3% of all degrees awarded are in design and applied arts, or about 91 graduates in the most recent year.
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Sauk Valley Community College ranked #25 on our list of the most focused design and applied arts schools. Located in the rural area of Dixon, Sauk Valley Community College is a public university. About 3% of the degrees Sauk Valley Community College awards are in design and applied arts, or about 17 graduates in the most recent year.
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Rest of the Top 50 Most Focused Design And Applied Arts Schools
Not far behind, these schools also devote a large share of their degrees to design and applied arts:
The ranking above is published by College Factual. Schools are ranked by degree focus — the share of the school’s total degree completions that are in the program, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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 our data about colleges.
