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

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

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

With 889 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, design and applied arts is the #43 most popular major in Virginia.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Virginia to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Virginia

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

Top Virginia Schools for a Bachelor's in Design & Applied Arts

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the best school in Virginia 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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#2

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Marymount University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in Virginia. Marymount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Arlington.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Marymount University Report

#3

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Regent University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#4

Radford University

Radford, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Radford University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Radford, Radford is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Virginia Commonwealth University is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. VCU is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond.

Design majors at VCU take out an average of $24,250 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $280.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University Report

#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

Design majors at Liberty University take out an average of $23,836 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $432, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Liberty University Report

The Art Institute of Virginia Beach landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree design and applied arts programs. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, Ai Virginia Beach is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, design graduates from Ai Virginia Beach carry an average student debtload of $41,008. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $381, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,446
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 7 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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