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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, design and applied arts was ranked #36 in the country. In fact 36,301 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Florida International University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for design and applied arts students working on their graduate certificate. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Miami.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Florida International University

Out of the 7 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Kennesaw State University Report

#2

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mississippi College is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Mississippi College Report

#2

Radford University

Radford, VA

Out of the 7 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Radford University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Radford, Radford is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Radford University

#2

Lynn University

Boca Raton, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lynn University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Lynn University Fighting Knights is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boca Raton.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Lynn University

#2

Mars Hill University

Mars Hill, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mars Hill University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Mars Hill, Mars Hill is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Mars Hill University Report

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular design and applied arts schools in the Southeast Region . Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best design and applied arts schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,446
Virginia 889
North Carolina 944
Florida 1,128
Tennessee 296
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 7 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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