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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Rhode Island

2 Colleges
$37,141 Avg Salary
$23,564 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts School for You

Design & Applied Arts is the #31 most popular major in Rhode Island with 159 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Rhode Island ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Rhode Island

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

Top Rhode Island Schools in Design & Applied Arts

Our 2023 rankings named Rhode Island School of Design the best school in Rhode Island for design and applied arts students. RISD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

After completing their degree, design graduates from RISD carry an average student debtload of $27,000. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $676.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Rhode Island School of Design

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New England Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the large suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, design majors at New England Tech accumulate an average of around $21,846 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $274, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Design & Applied Arts at New England Institute of Technology Report

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 887
Connecticut 241
New Hampshire 456
Maine 24
Vermont 99

One of 10 majors within the area of study, design and applied arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 2 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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