2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
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.
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.
The Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Southeast 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.
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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for design majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Savannah College of Art and Design to be the most popular school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the midsize city of Savannah, SCAD is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Women make up 61% of the design majors at the school.
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Out of the 26 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
Women make up 73% of the design majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Full Sail University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular design and applied arts schools in the Southeast Region . Full Sail University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Winter Park.
Of the 70 students majoring in design at Full Sail University, 46% are male and 54% are female.
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Out of the 26 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Marymount University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Marymount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Arlington.
Women make up 96% of the design majors at the school.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 36% of the design majors at the school.
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AI Miami International University of Art and Design landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree design and applied arts programs. International Fine Arts College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Miami.
Women make up 73% of the design majors at the school.
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Auburn University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Auburn is a very large public school located in the small city of Auburn.
Of the 14 students majoring in design at Auburn, 21% are male and 79% are female.
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Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for design and applied arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. VCU is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.
About 92% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 8% are male.
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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
Women make up 58% of the design majors at the school.
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Florida State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida State is a very large public school located in the city of Tallahassee.
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Explore the best design and applied arts colleges 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 |
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Design & Applied Arts Related Majors
Design & Applied Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
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 26 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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