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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in North Carolina

51 Colleges
$30,342 Avg Salary
$22,204 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts School for You

Design & Applied Arts is the #28 most popular major in North Carolina with 944 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 51 schools in North Carolina 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Wake Technical Community College the most popular school in North Carolina for design and applied arts students. Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Raleigh.

Design majors at Wake Technical Community College take out an average of $12,411 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central Piedmont Community College is a great place for design and applied arts students. Located in the city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public college with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at Appalachian State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in North Carolina. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Design majors at Appalachian State take out an average of $23,750 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $242.

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The excellent programs at Fayetteville Technical Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in North Carolina. Located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for design and applied arts students. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

After completing their degree, design graduates from NC State carry an average student debt load of $23,954.

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#6

Wayne Community College

Goldsboro, NC

Wayne Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular design and applied arts programs. Wayne Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Goldsboro.

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Randolph Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for design and applied arts students. It came in at #7 on the list. Randolph Community College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Asheboro.

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#8

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

Pitt Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Alamance Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in North Carolina ranking. ACC is a small public school located in the rural area of Graham.

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With a ranking of #10, Guilford Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students. Guilford Technical Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Jamestown.

After completing their degree, design graduates from Guilford Technical Community College carry an average student debt load of $19,000.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Guilford Technical Community College Report

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,446
Virginia 889
Florida 1,128
Tennessee 296
Kentucky 84
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 25 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).

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