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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 71 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the best school in the Southeast Region for design and applied arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

The average amount in student loans that design majors at Georgia Tech take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,206.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Clemson University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Design majors at Clemson take out an average of $22,814 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $346.

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#5

Harding University

Searcy, AR

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Harding University is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Searcy.

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#6

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida State is a very large public school located in the city of Tallahassee.

The average amount in student loans that design majors at Florida State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,818.

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North Carolina State 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 large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that design majors at NC State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,998.

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#8

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

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#9

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

With a ranking of #9, University of Kentucky did quite well on this year’s best schools for design and applied arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

On average, design graduates from UK take out $22,173 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#10

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn 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 #10 on the list. Auburn is a very large public school located in the city of Auburn.

Design majors at Auburn take out an average of $22,243 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $618.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
11 The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN
12 Belmont University Nashville, TN
13 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Knoxville, TN
14 Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best design and applied arts schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,446
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

Design & Applied Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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