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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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.

Check out the design master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Bowling Green State University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. BGSU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.

Of the 32 students majoring in design at BGSU, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in design at OHIO Athens, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Ohio University - Athens Campus

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Of the 18 students majoring in design at UC, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

Out of the 23 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the # 4 spot on the list. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 47% of the design majors at the school.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at University of Illinois at Chicago

#5

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular design and applied arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 50% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#5

Cranbrook Academy of Art

Bloomfield Hills, MI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Cranbrook Academy of Art is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Bloomfield Hills, Carnbrook Academy is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in design at Carnbrook Academy, 38% are male and 63% are female.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Cranbrook Academy of Art Report

School of the Art Institute of Chicago landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree design and applied arts programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 33% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

About 73% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 27% are male.

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#9

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #9, DePaul University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 58% of the design majors at the school.

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College for Creative Studies landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree design and applied arts programs. Located in the large city of Detroit, CCS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in design at CCS, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best design and applied arts colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,011
Ohio 1,456
Illinois 979
Indiana 417
Wisconsin 717

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

Majors Similar 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 23 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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