2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate School for You
Design & Applied Arts is the #36 most popular major in the country with 36,301 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 37 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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.
Featured Design Programs
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BA in Graphic Design & Media Arts
Translate your creative ideas through concept, design and digital media with a bachelor's in graphic design online from Southern New Hampshire University.
2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the most popular school in the United States for design and applied arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 14 students majoring in design at Michigan State, 57% are male and 43% are female.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a large student population.
Of the 13 students majoring in design at BGSU, 15% are male and 85% are female.
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Out of the 37 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 3 spot on the list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their graduate certificate. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.
Women make up 50% of the design majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts College of Art and Design. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Boston, Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a public school with a small student population.
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Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate design and applied arts programs. Located in the city of Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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University of Pennsylvania ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
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Florida International University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #6, Marywood University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students working on their graduate certificate. Marywood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for design and applied arts students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
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BA in Graphic Design & Media Arts
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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 37 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).
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