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2023 Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools

27 Colleges
$33,319 Avg Salary
$28,541 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the United States to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular 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 bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the most popular online school in the United States for design and applied arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

On average, design graduates from SNHU take out $32,458 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#2

Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Full Sail University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Winter Park, Full Sail University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 42% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, design majors at Full Sail University accumulate an average of around $38,080 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $274, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. RMCAD is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood.

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

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, design graduates from RMCAD carry an average student debtload of $42,123. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $420.

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#4

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 29% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, design graduates from Liberty University carry an average student debtload of $23,836. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $432.

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#5

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 27 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Art University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 81 students majoring in design at Academy of Art University, 26% are male and 74% are female.

The average amount in student loans that design majors at Academy of Art University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $37,163. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $719, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#6

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Grand Canyon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for design and applied arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 70% of the design majors at the school.

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#7

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Bellevue University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree design and applied arts programs. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

The average amount in student loans that design majors at Bellevue University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $30,063.

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#8

Los Angeles Film School

Hollywood, CA

Los Angeles Film School came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Hollywood, LA Film School is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 57% of the design majors at the school.

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#9

Berkeley College - Woodland Park

Woodland Park, NJ

With a ranking of #9, Berkeley College - Woodland Park did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Woodland Park.

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

The average amount in student loans that design majors at Berkeley College - Woodland Park take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $32,657.

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New York School of Interior Design did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for design and applied arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. NYSID is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 36 students majoring in design at NYSID, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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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 27 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).

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