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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Delaware

5 Colleges
$29,791 Avg Salary
$19,500 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, 59 degrees and certificates were awarded to design and applied arts students who went to a Delaware college or university. This makes it the #56 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Delaware ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Delaware to see which ones were the most popular 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Delaware.

Our analysis found University of Delaware to be the most popular school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a degree in Delaware. UD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

The average amount in student loans that design majors at UD take out is $27,000.

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Out of the 5 schools in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware College of Art and Design landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Wilmington, DCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, design graduates from DCAD carry an average student debt load of $12,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $423, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Delaware Technical Community College - Terry is a great place for design and applied arts students. Delaware Tech is a large public school located in the city of Dover.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Delaware list. Located in the city of Dover, Del State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilmington University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Delaware list. Located in the large suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,238
New York 4,391
Maryland 617
New Jersey 532
District of Columbia 84

One of 10 majors within the area of study, design and applied arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 5 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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