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

8 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.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southeast 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.

#1

Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL

Our 2023 rankings named Full Sail University the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for design and applied arts students working on their associate degree. Full Sail University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Winter Park.

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

After completing their Associate Degree, design graduates from Full Sail University carry an average student debtload of $32,119.

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#2

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hinds Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Hinds Community College is a large public school located in the town of Raymond.

Women make up 48% of the design majors at the school.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Hinds Community College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Guilford Technical Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 54% of the design majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, design majors at Guilford Technical Community College accumulate an average of around $19,208 in student debt.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Guilford Technical Community College Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Central Georgia Technical College is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their online associate degree. Located in the city of Warner Robins, CGTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in design at CGTC, 80% are male and 20% are female.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Central Georgia Technical College Report

Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Holmes Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Goodman, Holmes Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Holmes Community College Report

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in the Southeast Region . Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.

Of the 10 students majoring in design at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 80% are male and 20% are female.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Report

The in-demand online associate degree programs at AI Miami International University of Art and Design helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in the Southeast Region . International Fine Arts College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Miami.

Of the 7 students majoring in design at International Fine Arts College, 29% are male and 71% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, design majors at International Fine Arts College accumulate an average of around $23,480 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $241, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Design & Applied Arts at AI Miami International University of Art and Design Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Piedmont Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. South Piedmont Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Polkton.

About 80% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 20% are male.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at South Piedmont Community College

Explore the most popular online 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

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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 8 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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