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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

22 Colleges
$33,319 Avg Salary
$28,541 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,238 degrees and certificates were awarded to design and applied arts students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #39 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 22 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best bachelor's 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Top 10 Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our analysis found Carnegie Mellon University to be the best school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Millersville University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Millersville is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Millersville.

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#4

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Messiah University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Messiah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mechanicsburg.

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#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Temple University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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York College of Pennsylvania came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. YCP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of York.

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#7

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University 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. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $888.

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Kutztown University of Pennsylvania came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Kutztown University is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Kutztown.

The average amount in student loans that design majors at Kutztown University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $26,710. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $294.

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#9

Robert Morris University

Moon Township, PA

Robert Morris University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. RMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Moon Township.

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#10

La Roche University

Pittsburgh, PA

La Roche University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. La Roche is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Pittsburgh.

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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
New York 4,391
Maryland 617
New Jersey 532
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 22 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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