2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Master'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master'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.
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Featured Design & Applied Arts Programs
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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus the best school in the Southeast Region for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Clemson University is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a very large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the city of Auburn.
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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree design and applied arts programs. Located in the city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #7, Florida State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Florida State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.
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Marymount University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree design and applied arts programs. Marymount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Arlington.
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North Carolina State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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George Mason University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for design and applied arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.
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Explore the best design and applied arts colleges 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 |
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Learn about other programs related to Design & Applied Arts that might interest you.
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Design & Applied Arts Related Rankings by Major
Design & Applied Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 19 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).
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