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Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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$26,842 Avg Salary
$17,264 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Design & Applied Arts is the #36 most popular major in the country with 36,301 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 37 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

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

Our analysis found Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art to be the most popular school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Dover, Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 75% are male.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Ocean County Vocational-Technical School helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular design and applied arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Toms River, OCVTS is a public college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 50% of the design majors at the school.

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Out of the 37 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Allegheny County landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 80% of the design majors at the school.

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Out of the 37 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Anne Arundel Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. AACC is a large public school located in the suburb of Arnold.

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Out of the 37 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harrisburg Area Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.

Women make up 67% of the design majors at the school.

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Montgomery College

Rockville, MD

Montgomery College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Montgomery College is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Rockville.

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Lebanon County Area Vocational Technical School landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate design and applied arts programs. Located in the small suburb of Lebanon, Lebanon County Career & Technology Center is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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#7

Seton Hill University

Greensburg, PA

Seton Hill University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Greensburg, Seton Hill is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Genesee Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the town of Batavia, GCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY

Nassau Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Garden City, Nassau Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best design and applied arts schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,238
New York 4,391
Maryland 617
New Jersey 532
District of Columbia 84
Delaware 59

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

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 37 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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