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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Connecticut

18 Colleges
$33,540 Avg Salary
$25,900 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts School for You

Design & Applied Arts is the #51 most popular major in Connecticut with 241 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Schools in Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Connecticut 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for design majors pursuing a .

#1

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

Our 2023 rankings named University of Hartford the most popular school in Connecticut for design and applied arts students. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford.

While working on their degree, design majors at UHart accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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The excellent programs at Central Connecticut State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in Connecticut. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

Design majors at CCSU take out an average of $21,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Central Connecticut State University Report

#3

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT

The excellent programs at University of Bridgeport helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in Connecticut. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bridgeport.

On average, design graduates from UBridgeport take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Design & Applied Arts at University of Bridgeport Report

#4

Tunxis Community College

Farmington, CT

The excellent programs at Tunxis Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in Connecticut. Tunxis Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Farmington.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Manchester Community College is a great place for design and applied arts students. MCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Manchester.

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Norwalk Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Connecticut ranking. NCC is a small public school located in the city of Norwalk.

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#7

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Quinnipiac University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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With a ranking of #8, Housatonic Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students. Located in the midsize city of Bridgeport, Housatonic Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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#9

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Yale University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular design and applied arts programs. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

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With a ranking of #10, Three Rivers Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students. Located in the city of Norwich, Three Rivers Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 887
New Hampshire 456
Maine 24
Rhode Island 159
Vermont 99

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

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 18 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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