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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Kentucky

14 Colleges
$41,031 Avg Salary
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts School for You

With 84 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, design and applied arts is the #92 most popular major in Kentucky.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in Kentucky 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 Kentucky.

Our analysis found Big Sandy Community and Technical College to be the most popular school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a degree in Kentucky. Located in the town of Prestonsburg, Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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The excellent programs at Jefferson Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in Kentucky. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Louisville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hazard Community and Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Kentucky list. Hazard Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Hazard.

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#5

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a large student population.

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

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Somerset Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Kentucky ranking. Located in the town of Somerset, SCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Kentucky Wesleyan College

Owensboro, KY

With a ranking of #7, Kentucky Wesleyan College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students. Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Owensboro.

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#8

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

Bellarmine University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Kentucky ranking. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Louisville.

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West Kentucky Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for design and applied arts students. It came in at #8 on the list. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Paducah.

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#10

Sullivan University

Louisville, KY

Sullivan University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Kentucky list. Sullivan University is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Louisville.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,446
Virginia 889
North Carolina 944
Florida 1,128
Tennessee 296
South Carolina 316
Louisiana 84
Arkansas 228
Alabama 246
Mississippi 81
West Virginia 114

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 14 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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