2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut
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.
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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Colleges.
Most Popular Connecticut Schools for an Associate in Design & Applied Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Manchester Community College the most popular school in Connecticut for design and applied arts students working on their associate degree. 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.
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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 small city of Norwalk.
Women make up 73% 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, Tunxis Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. 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.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Three Rivers Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the 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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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Housatonic Community College is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport, Housatonic Community College is a public college 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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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 school with a medium-sized student population.
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Mitchell College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the city of New London, Mitchell College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Capital Community 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 #7 on the list. Capital Community College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Hartford.
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University of New Haven 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. University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Haven.
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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 |
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Majors Related to Design
One of 10 majors within the area of study, design and applied arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Design
| 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.