2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, design and applied arts was ranked #36 in the country. In fact 36,301 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 65 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs 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.
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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for design majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 10 Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Notre Dame to be the best school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lawrence Technological University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Southfield.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average amount in student loans that design majors at UW - Madison take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,060.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
While working on their Bachelor's Degree, design majors at UIUC accumulate an average of around $21,307 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $501, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Out of the 65 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $329.
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The Modern College of Design ranked #6 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. The Modern College of Design is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Kettering.
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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for design and applied arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.
Design majors at UC take out an average of $24,382 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $365, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree design and applied arts programs. UW - Stout is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Menomonie.
While working on their Bachelor's Degree, design majors at UW - Stout accumulate an average of around $24,522 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $131, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.
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College for Creative Studies ranked #10 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Detroit, CCS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
While working on their Bachelor's Degree, design majors at CCS accumulate an average of around $28,655 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $594, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Here are some additional great schools for Design & Applied Arts students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI |
| 12 | University of Evansville | Evansville, IN |
| 13 | Illinois State University | Normal, IL |
Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 1,011 |
| Ohio | 1,456 |
| Illinois | 979 |
| Indiana | 417 |
| Wisconsin | 717 |
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Related Programs
Learn about other programs related to Design & Applied Arts that might interest you.
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Design & Applied Arts Related Rankings by Major
Design & Applied Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
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 25 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).
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