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2023 Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

The Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for design majors pursuing an online associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named The Modern College of Design the most popular online school in the Great Lakes Region for design and applied arts students working on their associate degree. The Modern College of Design is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Kettering.

About 76% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 24% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, design majors at The Modern College of Design accumulate an average of around $8,516 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $279, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gateway Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 28% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, design graduates from Gateway Technical College carry an average student debtload of $17,916.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Columbus State Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . Columbus State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Of the 28 students majoring in design at Columbus State, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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#4

The North Coast College

Lakewood, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The North Coast College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. The North Coast College is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lakewood.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rasmussen University - Illinois is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their online associate degree. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rockford.

While working on their Associate Degree, design majors at Rasmussen University - Illinois accumulate an average of around $32,270 in student debt.

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Explore the most popular online design and applied arts colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,011
Ohio 1,456
Illinois 979
Indiana 417
Wisconsin 717

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

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 averages are for the top 5 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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