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2023 Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Schools in North Carolina

6 Colleges
$30,342 Avg Salary
$22,204 Avg Student Debt

Design & Applied Arts is the #28 most popular major in North Carolina with 944 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in North Carolina to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Wake Technical Community College the most popular online school in North Carolina for design and applied arts students. Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Raleigh.

While working on their degree, design majors at Wake Technical Community College accumulate an average of around $12,411 in student debt.

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#2

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Pitt Community College is a great place for design and applied arts students pursuing an online degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Pitt Community College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central Piedmont Community College is a great place for design and applied arts students pursuing an online degree. Located in the city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public college with a large student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Guilford Technical Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Guilford Technical Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Jamestown.

Design majors at Guilford Technical Community College take out an average of $19,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Guilford Technical Community College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Piedmont International University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, Piedmont International University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Piedmont International University 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 Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the rural area of Polkton, South Piedmont Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,446
Virginia 889
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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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 6 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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