2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, design and applied arts was ranked #36 in the country. In fact 36,301 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 32 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate 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.
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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for design majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the most popular school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 112 students majoring in design at Ivy Tech Community College, 35% are male and 65% are female.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means William Rainey Harper College is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Palatine, Harper College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 89% of the design majors at the school.
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Out of the 32 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cuyahoga Community College District landed the # 3 spot on the list. Cuyahoga Community College District is a large public school located in the city of Cleveland.
About 75% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 25% are male.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lorain County Community College is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. LCCC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Elyria.
Women make up 54% of the design majors at the school.
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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Kellogg Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular design and applied arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . Kellogg Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Battle Creek.
Of the 8 students majoring in design at Kellogg Community College, 13% are male and 88% are female.
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University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Blue Ash, UC Blue Ash College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
About 71% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 29% are male.
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Mott Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. MCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Flint.
Of the 5 students majoring in design at MCC, 60% are male and 40% are female.
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Henry Ford College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Dearborn, Henry Ford College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 60% of the design majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #9, Triton College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Triton College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of River Grove.
About 67% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 33% are male.
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Wayne County Community College District ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Detroit, WCCCD is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 3 students majoring in design at WCCCD, 33% are male and 67% are female.
Request InformationBest Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best design and applied arts colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 1,011 |
| Ohio | 1,456 |
| Illinois | 979 |
| Indiana | 417 |
| Wisconsin | 717 |
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Design & Applied Arts Related Majors
Design & Applied Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Design
| 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 32 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.