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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

7 Colleges
$26,842 Avg Salary
$17,264 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southeast Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top Southeast Region Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Design & Applied Arts

#1

The Creative Circus

Atlanta, GA

Our analysis found The Creative Circus to be the best school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southeast Region . The Creative Circus is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Design majors at The Creative Circus take out an average of $30,218 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Miami Ad School at Portfolio Center is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Miami Ad School at Portfolio Center is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, design majors at Miami Ad School at Portfolio Center accumulate an average of around $29,554 in student debt.

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#3

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Gwinnett Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in the Southeast Region . GTC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Gwinnett Technical College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Piedmont Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Northern Virginia Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, The Art Institute of Atlanta did quite well on this year’s best schools for design and applied arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Atlanta, Ai Atlanta is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Full Design & Applied Arts at The Art Institute of Atlanta Report

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best design and applied arts schools 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

Design & Applied Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

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 7 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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