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

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

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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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 67 schools in the Southeast 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.

Check out the design undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#1

The Creative Circus

Atlanta, GA

Our analysis found The Creative Circus to be the most popular school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southeast Region . The Creative Circus is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

About 85% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 15% are male.

Design majors at The Creative Circus take out an average of $30,218 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#2

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

Out of the 67 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hinds Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Hinds Community College is a fairly large public school located in the town of Raymond.

Of the 42 students majoring in design at Hinds Community College, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chattahoochee Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Chattahoochee Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Marietta.

Women make up 63% of the design majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Central Piedmont Community College is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

About 84% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 16% are male.

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#4

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Gwinnett Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular design and applied arts schools in the Southeast Region . GTC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Lawrenceville.

Of the 32 students majoring in design at GTC, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for design and applied arts students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.

Women make up 18% of the design majors at the school.

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Atlanta Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Atlanta, Atlanta Area Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 38% of the design majors at the school.

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Forsyth Technical Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for design and applied arts students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Forsyth Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.

About 56% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 44% are male.

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SOWELA Technical Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate design and applied arts programs. Located in the city of Lake Charles, SOWELA is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in design at SOWELA, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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#10

Greenville Technical College

Greenville, SC

Greenville Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate design and applied arts programs. GTC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Greenville.

Of the 12 students majoring in design at GTC, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Augusta Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate design and applied arts programs. Located in the midsize city of Augusta, Augusta Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 58% of the design majors at the school.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Dickson landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate design and applied arts programs. TCAT - Dickson is a fairly small public school located in the town of Dickson.

Of the 12 students majoring in design at TCAT - Dickson, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Design & Applied Arts students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
13 Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical College Miami, FL
13 Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Memphis Memphis, TN
13 William T McFatter Technical College Davie, FL

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best design and applied arts colleges for a specific state in the Southeast 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
West Virginia 114

Design & Applied Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

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 25 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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