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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Ohio

21 Colleges
$31,428 Avg Salary
$27,313 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts School for You

Design & Applied Arts is the #20 most popular major in Ohio with 1,456 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Ohio ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in Ohio to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Ohio

The colleges and universities below are the best for design majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The Modern College of Design the best school in Ohio for design and applied arts students. Located in the city of Kettering, The Modern College of Design is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

After completing their degree, design graduates from The Modern College of Design carry an average student debtload of $5,500. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $279, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, design graduates from UC carry an average student debtload of $25,333. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $365, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Design & Applied Arts at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

#3

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

The excellent programs at University of Dayton helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in Ohio. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

Full Design & Applied Arts at University of Dayton Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Ohio list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Design majors at Ohio State take out an average of $26,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Oxford. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Ohio list. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the town of Oxford.

The average amount in student loans that design majors at Miami University - Oxford take out is $26,000.

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#6

Otterbein University

Westerville, OH

Otterbein University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Ohio list. Otterbein is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Westerville.

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#7

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

With a ranking of #7, Franklin University did quite well on this year’s best schools for design and applied arts students. Located in the city of Columbus, Franklin University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Design majors at Franklin University take out an average of $43,242 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Franklin University Report

#8

Cedarville University

Cedarville, OH

Cedarville University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for design and applied arts students. It came in at #8 on the list. Cedarville is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Cedarville.

Design majors at Cedarville take out an average of $26,880 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Sinclair Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for design and applied arts students. It came in at #9 on the list. Sinclair Community College is a large public school located in the city of Dayton.

After completing their degree, design graduates from Sinclair Community College carry an average student debtload of $14,075.

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Columbus College of Art and Design landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best design and applied arts programs. CCAD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Columbus.

While working on their degree, design majors at CCAD accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $510, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Columbus College of Art and Design Report

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 21 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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