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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

3 Colleges
$23,224 Avg Salary
$17,798 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree School for You

Design & Applied Arts is the #45 most popular major in New Jersey with 532 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

The Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

Check out the design associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top New Jersey Schools for an Associate in Design & Applied Arts

#1

Berkeley College - Woodland Park

Woodland Park, NJ

Our analysis found Berkeley College - Woodland Park to be the best school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in New Jersey. Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Woodland Park.

The average amount in student loans that design majors at Berkeley College - Woodland Park take out while working on their Associate Degree is $23,726.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Berkeley College - Woodland Park Report

#2

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend County College of Morris. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. County College of Morris is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Randolph.

Design majors at County College of Morris take out an average of $8,929 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brookdale Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Brookdale Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Lincroft.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Brookdale Community College Report

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,238
New York 4,391
Maryland 617
District of Columbia 84
Delaware 59

One of 10 majors within the area of study, design and applied arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Music 25,910
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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