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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate School for You

Design & Applied Arts is the #36 most popular major in the country with 36,301 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate 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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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the design graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Design & Applied Arts

Our analysis found Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania to be the best school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Report

#2

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#3

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 #3 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#4

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marywood University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Marywood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Scranton.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Mercyhurst University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Mercyhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Erie.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,238
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.

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 5 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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