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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

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

In 2020-2021, 1,238 degrees and certificates were awarded to design and applied arts students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #39 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in Pennsylvania 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for design majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our analysis found Community College of Allegheny County to be the most popular school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 20% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harrisburg Area Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.

About 67% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Harrisburg Area Community College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lebanon County Area Vocational Technical School is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. 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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#3

Seton Hill University

Greensburg, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seton Hill University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Greensburg, Seton Hill is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts landed the # 5 spot on the list. PAFA is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Forbes Road Career and Technology Center is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Monroeville, Forbes Road Career and Technology Center is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Berks Career & Technology Center landed the # 5 spot on the list. Berks Career & Technology Center is a small public school located in the large suburb of Leesport.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular design and applied arts schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the small city of Altoona, Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lancaster County Career and Technology Center. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Willow Street, Lancaster County Career and Technology Center is a public college with a small student population.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Luzerne County Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular design and applied arts schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of Nanticoke, Luzerne County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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.

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 10 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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