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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Georgia

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

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

In 2020-2021, 1,446 degrees and certificates were awarded to design and applied arts students who went to a Georgia college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Georgia to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Georgia

The following schools top our list of the Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Colleges.

Top Georgia Schools for an Associate in Design & Applied Arts

#1

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

Our 2023 rankings named Gwinnett Technical College the best school in Georgia for design and applied arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Design majors at GTC take out an average of $18,811 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Gwinnett Technical College

The excellent associate degree programs at The Art Institute of Atlanta helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in Georgia. Ai Atlanta is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Atlanta.

On average, design graduates from Ai Atlanta take out $28,201 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at The Art Institute of Atlanta

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 889
North Carolina 944
Florida 1,128
Tennessee 296
Kentucky 84
South Carolina 316
Louisiana 84
Arkansas 228
Alabama 246
Mississippi 81
West Virginia 114

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

Majors Similar to Design

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 2 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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