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

6 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 #53 most popular major in Tennessee with 296 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Tennessee 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Pellissippi State Community College the most popular school in Tennessee for design and applied arts students working on their associate degree. Pellissippi State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Knoxville.

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Out of the 6 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Chattanooga State Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Chattanooga State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Chattanooga.

About 41% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 59% are male.

The average amount in student loans that design majors at Chattanooga State Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $17,677.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nashville State Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Nashville State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Nashville.

About 44% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 56% are male.

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Out of the 6 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Tennessee Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Memphis, Southwest is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 43% of the design majors at the school.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Southwest Tennessee Community College

#5

Nossi College of Art

Madison, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nossi College of Art. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Madison, Nossi College of Art is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Nossi College of Art

#6

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

Southern Adventist University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the large suburb of Collegedale, Southern Adventist is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Southern Adventist University Report

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
Kentucky 84
South Carolina 316
Louisiana 84
Arkansas 228
Alabama 246
Mississippi 81
West Virginia 114

Design & Applied Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

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 6 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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