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Most Focused Design And Applied Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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128 Ranked Colleges
92% Top School Degree Focus

Design And Applied Arts is offered at a wide range of schools across the country, but at some it makes up a far larger share of the degrees awarded than at others. To top this list, a school awards a larger share of its degrees in design and applied arts than other colleges that offer the major.

For its ranking, College Factual looked at what share of degrees each of the 128 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that offer design and applied arts awards in the field.

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Most Focused Schools for Design And Applied Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the most focused on design and applied arts in the Middle Atlantic Region, ranked by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.

Top 25 Most Focused Design And Applied Arts Schools

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Leading the list of the most focused design and applied arts schools is New York School Of Interior Design. Located in the city of New York, New York School Of Interior Design is a private not-for-profit university. Design And Applied Arts accounts for around 92% of the degrees granted here, or about 162 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full design and applied arts details for New York School Of Interior Design

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Pennsylvania College Of Art And Design came in at #2 on our list of the most focused design and applied arts schools. Set in the city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania College Of Art And Design is a private not-for-profit institution. About 84% of the degrees Pennsylvania College Of Art And Design awards are in design and applied arts, or about 69 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full design and applied arts report for Pennsylvania College Of Art And Design

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A rank of #3 makes Moore College Of Art And Design one of the most focused schools for design and applied arts. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Moore College Of Art And Design is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 51% of all degrees awarded are in design and applied arts, or about 38 graduates in the most recent year. See more about design and applied arts at Moore College Of Art And Design

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A rank of #4 makes Maryland Institute College Of Art one of the most focused schools for design and applied arts. Located in the city of Baltimore, Maryland Institute College Of Art is a private not-for-profit university. Design And Applied Arts accounts for around 43% of the degrees granted here, or about 279 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full design and applied arts details for Maryland Institute College Of Art

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Fashion Institute Of Technology is one of the most focused design and applied arts schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Located in the city of New York, Fashion Institute Of Technology is a public university. Design And Applied Arts accounts for around 39% of the degrees granted here, or about 1,404 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full design and applied arts report for Fashion Institute Of Technology

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Pratt Institute Main
Brooklyn, NY

Pratt Institute Main placed #6 for design and applied arts by degree focus. Set in the city of Brooklyn, Pratt Institute Main is a private not-for-profit institution. Design And Applied Arts accounts for around 34% of the degrees granted here, or about 503 graduates in the most recent year. See more about design and applied arts at Pratt Institute Main

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School Of Visual Arts placed #7 for design and applied arts by degree focus. Located in the city of New York, School Of Visual Arts is a private for-profit university. At this school, roughly 29% of all degrees awarded are in design and applied arts, or about 328 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full design and applied arts report for School Of Visual Arts

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The New School
New York, NY

The New School ranked #8 on our list of the most focused design and applied arts schools. The New School is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. At this school, roughly 22% of all degrees awarded are in design and applied arts, or about 631 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full design and applied arts details for The New School

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Pennsylvania Academy Of The Fine Arts landed the #9 spot among the most focused design and applied arts schools. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Academy Of The Fine Arts is a private not-for-profit university. Design And Applied Arts accounts for around 20% of the degrees granted here, or about 11 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full design and applied arts report for Pennsylvania Academy Of The Fine Arts

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Villa Maria College placed #10 for design and applied arts by degree focus. Villa Maria College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Buffalo. Design And Applied Arts accounts for around 17% of the degrees granted here, or about 15 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full design and applied arts report for Villa Maria College

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Adirondack Community College comes in at #11 for design and applied arts focus this year. Set in the suburb of Queensbury, Adirondack Community College is a public institution. About 10% of the degrees Adirondack Community College awards are in design and applied arts, or about 47 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full design and applied arts details for Adirondack Community College

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Albright College
Reading, PA

Albright College comes in at #12 for design and applied arts focus this year. Albright College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Reading. About 9% of the degrees Albright College awards are in design and applied arts, or about 30 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full design and applied arts details for Albright College

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Berkeley College Woodland Park placed #13 for design and applied arts by degree focus. Located in the suburb of Woodland Park, Berkeley College Woodland Park is a private for-profit university. Design And Applied Arts accounts for around 9% of the degrees granted here, or about 53 graduates in the most recent year. See more about design and applied arts at Berkeley College Woodland Park

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Cuny New York City College Of Technology placed #14 for design and applied arts by degree focus. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Cuny New York City College Of Technology is a public university. Design And Applied Arts accounts for around 6% of the degrees granted here, or about 134 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full design and applied arts report for Cuny New York City College Of Technology

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South Hills School Of Business And Technology placed #15 for design and applied arts by degree focus. Set in the city of State College, South Hills School Of Business And Technology is a private for-profit institution. Design And Applied Arts accounts for around 5% of the degrees granted here, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full design and applied arts report for South Hills School Of Business And Technology

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Sussex County Community College comes in at #16 for design and applied arts focus this year. Located in the rural area of Newton, Sussex County Community College is a public university. About 5% of the degrees Sussex County Community College awards are in design and applied arts, or about 23 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full design and applied arts details for Sussex County Community College

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Sullivan County Community College landed the #17 spot among the most focused design and applied arts schools. Set in the rural area of Loch Sheldrake, Sullivan County Community College is a public institution. Design And Applied Arts accounts for around 5% of the degrees granted here, or about 10 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full design and applied arts details for Sullivan County Community College

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Rochester Institute Of Technology landed the #18 spot among the most focused design and applied arts schools. Set in the suburb of Rochester, Rochester Institute Of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution. About 5% of the degrees Rochester Institute Of Technology awards are in design and applied arts, or about 193 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full design and applied arts report for Rochester Institute Of Technology

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Cuny Kingsborough Community College landed the #19 spot among the most focused design and applied arts schools. Set in the city of Brooklyn, Cuny Kingsborough Community College is a public institution. At this school, roughly 5% of all degrees awarded are in design and applied arts, or about 76 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full design and applied arts details for Cuny Kingsborough Community College

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Lim College
New York, NY

Lim College placed #20 for design and applied arts by degree focus. Located in the city of New York, Lim College is a private for-profit university. About 5% of the degrees Lim College awards are in design and applied arts, or about 20 graduates in the most recent year. See more about design and applied arts at Lim College

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Harcum College
Bryn Mawr, PA

Harcum College ranked #21 on our list of the most focused design and applied arts schools. Set in the suburb of Bryn Mawr, Harcum 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 11 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full design and applied arts details for Harcum College

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Mercer County Community College comes in at #22 for design and applied arts focus this year. Located in the rural area of West Windsor, Mercer County Community College is a public university. About 4% of the degrees Mercer County Community College awards are in design and applied arts, or about 37 graduates in the most recent year. See more about design and applied arts at Mercer County Community College

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Mohawk Valley Community College comes in at #23 for design and applied arts focus this year. Located in the city of Utica, Mohawk Valley Community College is a public university. At this school, roughly 4% of all degrees awarded are in design and applied arts, or about 40 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full design and applied arts details for Mohawk Valley Community College

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Cuny Hostos Community College placed #24 for design and applied arts by degree focus. Set in the city of Bronx, Cuny Hostos Community College is a public institution. Design And Applied Arts accounts for around 4% of the degrees granted here, or about 27 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full design and applied arts details for Cuny Hostos Community College

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Cecil College
North East, MD

Cecil College landed the #25 spot among the most focused design and applied arts schools. Located in the rural area of North East, Cecil College is a public university. About 4% of the degrees Cecil College awards are in design and applied arts, or about 14 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full design and applied arts report for Cecil College

Rest of the Top 50 Most Focused Design And Applied Arts Schools

These schools are also among the most focused for design and applied arts this year:

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Suny At Fredonia
Fredonia, NY
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Montgomery College
Rockville, MD
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Marywood University
Scranton, PA
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Juniata College
Huntingdon, PA
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Marist College
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Kean University
Union, NJ
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Stevenson University
Owings Mills, MD
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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These schools also award degrees in design and applied arts and are worth a look:

Rank School Location Design And Applied Arts Degree Focus
#51 Bucks County Community College Newtown, PA 2%
#52 La Roche College Pittsburgh, PA 2%
#53 Philadelphia Biblical University Langhorne Langhorne, PA 2%
#54 Marymount Manhattan College New York, NY 2%
#55 Broome Community College Binghamton, NY 2%
#56 Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, NY 2%
#57 Harford Community College Bel Air, MD 2%
#58 Monroe Community College Rochester, NY 2%
#59 Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem, PA 2%
#60 Tompkins Cortland Community College Dryden, NY 2%
#61 Prince Georges Community College Largo, MD 2%
#62 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY 2%
#63 Centenary College Hackettstown, NJ 2%
#64 Ulster County Community College Stone Ridge, NY 2%
#65 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA 2%
#66 Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg Harrisburg, PA 2%
#67 County College Of Morris Randolph, NJ 2%
#68 Cuny Laguardia Community College Long Island City, NY 2%
#69 Pennsylvania College Of Technology Williamsport, PA 2%
#70 Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA 2%
#71 State University Of New York At New Paltz New Paltz, NY 2%
#72 Suffolk County Community College Selden, NY 2%
#73 Raritan Valley Community College Branchburg, NJ 2%
#74 Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, PA 2%
#75 Millersville University Of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA 1%
#76 Burlington County College Mount Laurel, NJ 1%
#77 Harrisburg University Of Science And Technology Harrisburg, PA 1%
#78 Suny College Of Technology At Alfred Alfred, NY 1%
#79 Nassau Community College Garden City, NY 1%
#80 Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ 1%
#81 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ 1%
#82 Delaware County Community College Media, PA 1%
#83 Suny College Of Technology At Canton Canton, NY 1%
#84 University Of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD 1%
#85 Grove City College Grove City, PA 1%
#86 Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA 1%
#87 Community College Of Allegheny County Pittsburgh, PA 1%
#88 Baltimore City Community College Baltimore, MD 1%
#89 Westmoreland County Community College Youngwood, PA 1%
#90 Fairleigh Dickinson University College At Florham Madison, NJ 1%
#91 Suny College Of Agriculture And Technology At Cobleskill Cobleskill, NY 1%
#92 Seton Hill University Greensburg, PA 1%
#93 Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA 1.0%
#94 Nazareth College Rochester, NY 1.0%
#95 Luzerne County Community College Nanticoke, PA 0.9%
#96 The Community College Of Baltimore County Baltimore, MD 0.9%
#97 York College Pennsylvania York, PA 0.9%
#98 Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ 0.9%
#99 Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA 0.9%
#100 College Of Southern Maryland La Plata, MD 0.8%

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced 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).

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