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Most Popular Online Design And Applied Arts Schools

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77 Ranked Colleges
4,948 Design And Applied Arts Graduations

Design And Applied Arts draws students to programs nationwide, with many schools offering the program in a mostly-online format. To top this list, a school graduates more design and applied arts students than other online colleges offering the major.

For its ranking, College Factual looked at how many students completed a degree in design and applied arts at each of the 77 schools in the United States that offer the program.

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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for design and applied arts majors in the United States, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.

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Southern New Hampshire University tops our list of the most popular design and applied arts schools. Southern New Hampshire University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester. This school awarded about 794 design and applied arts degrees in the most recent year. See more about design and applied arts at Southern New Hampshire University

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Savannah College Of Art And Design ranks #2 for design and applied arts by yearly graduations. Savannah College Of Art And Design is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Savannah. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 559 students earned a degree in design and applied arts from this school. Read the full design and applied arts report for Savannah College Of Art And Design

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Central Piedmont Community College is one of the most popular design and applied arts schools, landing the #3 spot this year. Set in the city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public institution. Central Piedmont Community College graduated around 506 design and applied arts students in the most recent data year. Get the full design and applied arts details for Central Piedmont Community College

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Full Sail University
Winter Park, FL

Full Sail University ranks #4 for design and applied arts by yearly graduations. Full Sail University is a private for-profit school located in the suburb of Winter Park. This school awarded about 404 design and applied arts degrees in the most recent year. Read the full design and applied arts report for Full Sail University

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National University College Bayamon ranks #5 for design and applied arts by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Bayamon, National University College Bayamon is a private for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 396 students earned a degree in design and applied arts from this school. Get the full design and applied arts details for National University College Bayamon

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Fashion Institute Of Technology ranked #6 on our list of the most popular design and applied arts schools. Fashion Institute Of Technology is a public school located in the city of New York. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 199 students earned a degree in design and applied arts from this school. Get the full design and applied arts details for Fashion Institute Of Technology

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Wake Technical Community College landed the #7 spot among the most popular design and applied arts schools. Wake Technical Community College is a public school located in the suburb of Raleigh. This school awarded about 185 design and applied arts degrees in the most recent year. Read the full design and applied arts report for Wake Technical Community College

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Columbus State Community College landed the #8 spot among the most popular design and applied arts schools. Located in the city of Columbus, Columbus State Community College is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 105 students earned a degree in design and applied arts from this school. Get the full design and applied arts details for Columbus State Community College

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Mesa Community College ranked #9 on our list of the most popular design and applied arts schools. Mesa Community College is a public school located in the city of Mesa. Mesa Community College graduated around 105 design and applied arts students in the most recent data year. See more about design and applied arts at Mesa Community College

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Seminole State College Of Florida landed the #10 spot among the most popular design and applied arts schools. Seminole State College Of Florida is a public school located in the city of Sanford. Seminole State College Of Florida graduated around 97 design and applied arts students in the most recent data year. Read the full design and applied arts report for Seminole State College Of Florida

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El Centro College
Dallas, TX

El Centro College placed #11 for design and applied arts by yearly graduations. El Centro College is a public school located in the city of Dallas. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 90 students earned a degree in design and applied arts from this school. See more about design and applied arts at El Centro College

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Central Community College
Grand Island, NE

Central Community College ranked #12 on our list of the most popular design and applied arts schools. Central Community College is a public school located in the city of Grand Island. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 60 students earned a degree in design and applied arts from this school. Get the full design and applied arts details for Central Community College

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Randolph Community College placed #13 for design and applied arts by yearly graduations. Randolph Community College is a public school located in the town of Asheboro. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 59 students earned a degree in design and applied arts from this school. Get the full design and applied arts details for Randolph Community College

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Western Michigan University comes in at #14 for design and applied arts this year. Set in the city of Kalamazoo, Western Michigan University is a public institution. This school awarded about 57 design and applied arts degrees in the most recent year. See more about design and applied arts at Western Michigan University

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Sessions College For Professional Design ranked #15 on our list of the most popular design and applied arts schools. Set in the city of Tempe, Sessions College For Professional Design is a private for-profit institution. Sessions College For Professional Design graduated around 55 design and applied arts students in the most recent data year. See more about design and applied arts at Sessions College For Professional Design

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Berkeley College Woodland Park landed the #16 spot among the most popular design and applied arts schools. Located in the suburb of Woodland Park, Berkeley College Woodland Park is a private for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 53 students earned a degree in design and applied arts from this school. See more about design and applied arts at Berkeley College Woodland Park

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School Of Advertising Art Inc comes in at #17 for design and applied arts this year. Set in the city of Kettering, School Of Advertising Art Inc is a private for-profit institution. School Of Advertising Art Inc graduated around 53 design and applied arts students in the most recent data year. Read the full design and applied arts report for School Of Advertising Art Inc

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Atlanta Technical College comes in at #18 for design and applied arts this year. Atlanta Technical College is a public school located in the city of Atlanta. Atlanta Technical College graduated around 50 design and applied arts students in the most recent data year. Get the full design and applied arts details for Atlanta Technical College

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Arizona State University Skysong placed #19 for design and applied arts by yearly graduations. Arizona State University Skysong is a public school located in the city of Scottsdale. Arizona State University Skysong graduated around 49 design and applied arts students in the most recent data year. Read the full design and applied arts report for Arizona State University Skysong

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Scottsdale Community College landed the #20 spot among the most popular design and applied arts schools. Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public university. Scottsdale Community College graduated around 44 design and applied arts students in the most recent data year. Read the full design and applied arts report for Scottsdale Community College

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Canada College
Redwood City, CA

Canada College landed the #21 spot among the most popular design and applied arts schools. Located in the suburb of Redwood City, Canada College is a public university. This school awarded about 43 design and applied arts degrees in the most recent year. See more about design and applied arts at Canada College

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Fitchburg State University ranked #22 on our list of the most popular design and applied arts schools. Set in the suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State University is a public institution. This school awarded about 39 design and applied arts degrees in the most recent year. Read the full design and applied arts report for Fitchburg State University

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Jackson Community College comes in at #23 for design and applied arts this year. Jackson Community College is a public school located in the rural area of Jackson. This school awarded about 39 design and applied arts degrees in the most recent year. See more about design and applied arts at Jackson Community College

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Blinn College
Brenham, TX

Blinn College placed #24 for design and applied arts by yearly graduations. Blinn College is a public school located in the town of Brenham. Blinn College graduated around 37 design and applied arts students in the most recent data year. Get the full design and applied arts details for Blinn College

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Metropolitan Community College Area landed the #25 spot among the most popular design and applied arts schools. Set in the city of Omaha, Metropolitan Community College Area is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 37 students earned a degree in design and applied arts from this school. Get the full design and applied arts details for Metropolitan Community College Area

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Montgomery College
Rockville, MD
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Foothill College
Los Altos Hills, CA
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Champlain College
Burlington, VT
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Elmhurst College
Elmhurst, IL
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Pitt Community College
Winterville, NC
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Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, MO
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Rogue Community College
Grants Pass, OR

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These schools also graduate students in design and applied arts every year and are worth a look:

Rank School Location Design And Applied Arts Graduations
#51 Big Sandy Community And Technical College Prestonsburg, KY 18
#52 Pasadena City College Pasadena, CA 18
#53 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI 14
#54 Central Arizona College Coolidge, AZ 13
#55 Lesley University Cambridge, MA 13
#56 Manchester Community College Nh Manchester, NH 13
#57 Chandler Gilbert Community College Chandler, AZ 12
#58 Mid Plains Community College North Platte, NE 9
#59 William T Mcfatter Technical College Davie, FL 9
#60 Community College Of Allegheny County Pittsburgh, PA 8
#61 Fairfield University Fairfield, CT 7
#62 Front Range Community College Westminster, CO 7
#63 University Of Arizona Tucson, AZ 7
#64 Eastern New Mexico University Roswell Campus Roswell, NM 6
#65 Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA 3
#66 Columbia College Hollywood Los Angeles, CA 3
#67 Copiah Lincoln Community College Wesson, MS 3
#68 Itawamba Community College Fulton, MS 3
#69 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 3
#70 Rasmussen College Minnesota St. Cloud, MN 3
#71 Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon, WA 3
#72 Design Institute Of San Diego San Diego, CA 2
#73 James Sprunt Community College Kenansville, NC 2
#74 West Valley College Saratoga, CA 2
#75 American Public University System Charles Town, WV 1
#76 Touro College New York, NY 1
#77 Trinity International University Illinois Deerfield, IL 1

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS). This online edition is limited to schools that deliver the program primarily through online or distance education.

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