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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

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$33,319 Avg Salary
$28,541 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You

Design & Applied Arts is the #31 most popular major in Rhode Island with 159 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Rhode Island to see which bachelor's 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 bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Rhode Island School of Design the most popular school in Rhode Island for design and applied arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. RISD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

Of the 73 students majoring in design at RISD, 29% are male and 71% are female.

The average amount in student loans that design majors at RISD take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,452. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $676.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at New England Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular design and applied arts schools in Rhode Island. Located in the suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 36% of the design majors at the school.

Full Design & Applied Arts at New England Institute of Technology Report

Out of the 4 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Roger Williams University landed the # 3 spot on the list. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bristol.

Women make up 54% of the design majors at the school.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Roger Williams University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. JWU Providence is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 887
Connecticut 241
New Hampshire 456
Maine 24
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 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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