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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England 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

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.

The Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region 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 the New England Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

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

#1

Tunxis Community College

Farmington, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Tunxis Community College the most popular school in the New England Region for design and applied arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Farmington, Tunxis Community College is a public college with a small student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 63% are male.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Tunxis Community College Report

Out of the 7 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts College of Art and Design landed the # 2 spot on the list. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a small public school located in the large city of Boston.

Of the 10 students majoring in design at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, 20% are male and 80% are female.

The average amount in student loans that design majors at Massachusetts College of Art and Design take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $24,235.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Massachusetts College of Art and Design Report

Out of the 7 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Housatonic Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Housatonic Community College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Bridgeport.

Of the 3 students majoring in design at Housatonic Community College, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Out of the 7 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Paier College of Art Inc landed the # 4 spot on the list. Paier College of Art Inc is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Hamden.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Paier College of Art Inc Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Three Rivers Community College is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Three Rivers Community College is a small public school located in the city of Norwich.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Three Rivers Community College

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Northern Essex Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular design and applied arts schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Haverhill, NECC is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Northern Essex Community College

#4

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Suffolk University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular design and applied arts schools in the New England Region . Located in the large city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Suffolk University Report

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best design and applied arts schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 887
Connecticut 241
New Hampshire 456
Maine 24
Rhode Island 159
Vermont 99

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 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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