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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

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

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree School for You

Design & Applied Arts is the #45 most popular major in New Jersey with 532 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Design & Applied Arts program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Bergen Community College the most popular school in New Jersey for design and applied arts students working on their associate degree. Bergen Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Paramus.

About 47% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 53% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, design majors at Bergen Community College accumulate an average of around $11,290 in student debt.

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#2

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend County College of Morris. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. County College of Morris is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Randolph.

Of the 27 students majoring in design at County College of Morris, 48% are male and 52% are female.

On average, design graduates from County College of Morris take out $8,929 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brookdale Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Brookdale Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Lincroft.

Women make up 79% of the design majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercer County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Mercer County Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of West Windsor.

Of the 24 students majoring in design at Mercer County Community College, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sussex County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the fringe town of Newton, Sussex County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 23% of the design majors at the school.

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Rowan College at Burlington County ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Mount Laurel, RCBC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 13% are male.

Design majors at RCBC take out an average of $14,525 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#7

Berkeley College - Woodland Park

Woodland Park, NJ

Berkeley College - Woodland Park did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for design and applied arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Woodland Park.

Women make up 92% of the design majors at the school.

Design majors at Berkeley College - Woodland Park take out an average of $23,726 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Raritan Valley Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree design and applied arts programs. Located in the rural area of Branchburg, RVCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#8

Salem Community College

Carneys Point, NJ

Salem Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Salem County College is a fairly small public school located in the large suburb of Carneys Point.

Of the 6 students majoring in design at Salem County College, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#10

Cumberland County College

Vineland, NJ

With a ranking of #10, Cumberland County College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Vineland, Cumberland County College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in design at Cumberland County College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,238
New York 4,391
Maryland 617
District of Columbia 84
Delaware 59

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 12 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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