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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina

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

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

With 316 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, design and applied arts is the #39 most popular major in South Carolina.

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.

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 South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in South Carolina 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

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

Our 2023 rankings named Trident Technical College the most popular school in South Carolina for design and applied arts students working on their associate degree. Trident Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Charleston.

Women make up 65% of the design majors at the school.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Trident Technical College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 71% of the design majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, design graduates from Horry-Georgetown Technical College carry an average student debt load of $18,862.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Horry-Georgetown Technical College

#3

York Technical College

Rock Hill, SC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means York Technical College is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Rock Hill, York Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

About 54% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 46% are male.

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#4

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midlands Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina list. MTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of West Columbia.

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

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,446
Virginia 889
North Carolina 944
Florida 1,128
Tennessee 296
Kentucky 84
Louisiana 84
Arkansas 228
Alabama 246
Mississippi 81
West Virginia 114

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 4 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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