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Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Maine

2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Maine

1 College
$27,601 Avg Salary
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, 24 degrees and certificates were awarded to design and applied arts students who went to a Maine college or university. This makes it the #106 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Maine ranking. This report analyzed 1 schools in Maine to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

The following school tops our list of the Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges.

Best Design & Applied Arts School

#1

Maine College of Art

Portland, ME

Our 2023 rankings named Maine College of Art the best school in Maine for design and applied arts students. Maine College of Art is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Portland.

On average, design graduates from Maine College of Art take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 887
Connecticut 241
New Hampshire 456
Rhode Island 159
Vermont 99

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 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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