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Best Design & Applied Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Doctor'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Design & Applied Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 1 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's 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.

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Check out the design doctor's degree programs at this school if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Best Design & Applied Arts Doctor's Degree School

Our 2023 rankings named Illinois Institute of Technology the best school in the Great Lakes Region for design and applied arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Illinois Institute of Technology Report

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best design and applied arts colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,011
Ohio 1,456
Illinois 979
Indiana 417
Wisconsin 717

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 values are for the top school 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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