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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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

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

In 2020-2021, 1,238 degrees and certificates were awarded to design and applied arts students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #39 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Pennsylvania to see which associate degree programs were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for design majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Lehigh Carbon Community College the most popular school in Pennsylvania for design and applied arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Schnecksville, LCCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

On average, design graduates from LCCC take out $11,059 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Harrisburg Area Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular design and applied arts schools in Pennsylvania. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisburg.

About 43% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 57% are male.

Design majors at HACC take out an average of $17,335 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 14 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Northampton County Area Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Northampton Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bethlehem.

About 70% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 30% are male.

On average, design graduates from Northampton Community College take out $16,077 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bucks County Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Bucks County Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Newtown.

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

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Out of the 14 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Luzerne County Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Nanticoke, Luzerne County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in design at Luzerne County Community College, 32% are male and 68% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, design graduates from Luzerne County Community College carry an average student debt load of $12,693.

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Community College of Allegheny County landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree design and applied arts programs. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public school with a large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 33% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, Delaware County Community 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 large suburb of Media, Delaware County Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 60% of the design majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, design majors at Delaware County Community College accumulate an average of around $15,678 in student debt.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Delaware County Community College Report

#8

Harcum College

Bryn Mawr, PA

Harcum College 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 #8 on the list. Harcum College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bryn Mawr.

Women make up 83% of the design majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that design majors at Harcum College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $24,816.

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With a ranking of #9, South Hills School of Business & Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of State College, South Hills School of Business & Technology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 60% of the design majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that design majors at South Hills School of Business & Technology take out while working on their Associate Degree is $21,052.

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Westmoreland County Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree design and applied arts programs. Westmoreland College is a small public school located in the rural area of Youngwood.

Women make up 50% of the design majors at the school.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 4,391
Maryland 617
New Jersey 532
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 14 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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