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2023 Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools

33 Colleges
$23,224 Avg Salary
$17,798 Avg Student Debt

Design & Applied Arts is the #36 most popular major in the country with 36,301 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in the United States to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online design associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL

Our 2023 rankings named Full Sail University the most popular online school in the United States for design and applied arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Winter Park, Full Sail University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 65% of the design majors at the school.

Design majors at Full Sail University take out an average of $32,119 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 33 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The Modern College of Design landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Kettering, The Modern College of Design is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 59 students majoring in design at The Modern College of Design, 24% are male and 76% are female.

On average, design graduates from The Modern College of Design take out $8,516 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $279.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Gateway Technical College is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their online associate degree. Gateway Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha.

Of the 54 students majoring in design at Gateway Technical College, 28% are male and 72% are female.

Design majors at Gateway Technical College take out an average of $17,916 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 33 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 60% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, design graduates from TSTC carry an average student debtload of $15,284.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Sessions College for Professional Design is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their online associate degree. Located in the city of Tempe, Sessions College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 63% of the design majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Harford Community College is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their online associate degree. Harford Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Bel Air.

Women make up 78% of the design majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, design majors at Harford Community College accumulate an average of around $12,634 in student debt.

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Community College of Vermont landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree design and applied arts programs. CCV is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Montpelier.

Women make up 68% of the design majors at the school.

On average, design graduates from CCV take out $15,209 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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New York School of Interior Design ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools list. NYSID is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 96% of the design majors at the school.

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#9

SUNY Broome

Binghamton, NY

SUNY Broome did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for design and applied arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. SUNY Broome is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Binghamton.

Women make up 67% of the design majors at the school.

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#10

Scottsdale Community College

Scottsdale, AZ

Scottsdale Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 47 students majoring in design at Scottsdale Community College, 19% are male and 81% are female.

On average, design graduates from Scottsdale Community College take out $14,221 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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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 33 schools only.

  • 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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