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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in West Virginia

7 Colleges
$30,808 Avg Salary
$26,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts School for You

With 114 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, design and applied arts is the #54 most popular major in West Virginia.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in West Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in West Virginia 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 West Virginia.

#1

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Our 2023 rankings named West Virginia University the most popular school in West Virginia for design and applied arts students. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public college with a very large student population.

On average, design graduates from WVU take out $26,000 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $621.

Full Design & Applied Arts at West Virginia University Report

#2

Concord University

Athens, WV

The excellent programs at Concord University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in West Virginia. Located in the town of Athens, Concord University is a public college with a small student population.

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#3

West Liberty University

West Liberty, WV

Out of the 7 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Liberty University landed the # 3 spot on the list. West Liberty University is a small public school located in the rural area of West Liberty.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mountwest Community and Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Huntington, MCTC is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Pierpont Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in West Virginia. Pierpont Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Fairmont.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Virginia Wesleyan College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in West Virginia list. West Virginia Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Buckhannon.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at West Virginia Wesleyan College

With a ranking of #7, Fairmont State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students. Fairmont State is a small public school located in the town of Fairmont.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Fairmont State University

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools 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
Kentucky 84
South Carolina 316
Louisiana 84
Arkansas 228
Alabama 246
Mississippi 81

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 7 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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