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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast 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.

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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for design majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Savannah College of Art and Design the most popular school in the Southeast Region for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Savannah, SCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 61% of the design majors at the school.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Savannah College of Art and Design Report

#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

Women make up 73% of the design majors at the school.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Liberty University Report

#3

Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL

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 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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#4

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Marymount University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular design and applied arts schools in the Southeast Region . Marymount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Arlington.

Women make up 96% of the design majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular design and applied arts schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the 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 ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. International Fine Arts College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Miami.

Women make up 73% of the design majors at the school.

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#7

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

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

Of the 14 students majoring in design at Auburn, 21% are male and 79% are female.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Auburn University Report

With a ranking of #8, Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. VCU is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond.

About 92% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 8% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

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

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#10

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State 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 #10 on the list. Florida State is a very large public school located in the city of Tallahassee.

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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 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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