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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in District of Columbia

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$46,751 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts School for You

Design & Applied Arts is the #83 most popular major in District of Columbia with 84 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in District of Columbia to see which 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.

Check out the design programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in District of Columbia.

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the most popular school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a degree in District of Columbia. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Full Design & Applied Arts at George Washington University Report

#2

American University

Washington, DC

The excellent programs at American University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of the District of Columbia. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in District of Columbia list. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school located in the large city of Washington.

Full Design & Applied Arts at University of the District of Columbia Report

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools 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
Delaware 59

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 3 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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