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

9 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 #51 most popular major in Connecticut with 241 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Connecticut 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 analysis found Manchester Community College to be the most popular school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in Connecticut. MCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Manchester.

Of the 25 students majoring in design at MCC, 60% are male and 40% are female.

On average, design graduates from MCC take out $9,065 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Manchester Community College Report

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

Women make up 73% of the design majors at the school.

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#3

Tunxis Community College

Farmington, CT

The in-demand associate degree programs at Tunxis Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular design and applied arts schools in Connecticut. Tunxis Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Farmington.

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

While working on their Associate Degree, design majors at Tunxis Community College accumulate an average of around $11,933 in student debt.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Tunxis Community College Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at Three Rivers Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular design and applied arts schools in Connecticut. Located in the small city of Norwich, Three Rivers Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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

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Out of the 9 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Housatonic Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Bridgeport, Housatonic Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in design at Housatonic Community College, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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#6

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

Gateway Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree design and applied arts programs. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Gateway Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Mitchell College

New London, CT

With a ranking of #7, Mitchell 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 small city of New London, Mitchell College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Mitchell College Report

Capital Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. Capital Community College is a small public school located in the city of Hartford.

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#7

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

University of New Haven landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree design and applied arts programs. University of New Haven is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Haven.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 887
New Hampshire 456
Maine 24
Rhode Island 159
Vermont 99

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 9 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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