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Best Colleges for Design and Applied Arts (2024)

665 colleges offer Design and Applied Arts programs. Ranked by graduate earnings.

Top 20 Colleges for Design and Applied Arts

All Colleges Offering Design and Applied Arts

NameCityTuition (In-State)Accept RateGrad RateStudents
Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester$17,200100%44%163,164
Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix$17,85079%43%73,371
Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe$12,22390%68%64,674
Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdaleN/A67%29%53,782
Liberty UniversityLynchburg$22,46599%64%50,012
Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus$13,24461%88%45,638
Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette$9,99250%83%44,503
The University of Texas at AustinAustin$11,68827%88%42,855
University of ArizonaTucson$13,92686%67%42,537
Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park$20,64461%86%42,284
Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw$5,80869%50%41,254
Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing$16,45885%81%40,922
University of HoustonHouston$9,71774%65%38,380
Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington$12,14478%81%37,806
Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick$17,92958%84%37,751
University of South FloridaTampa$6,41043%76%37,207
University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison$11,60345%89%36,902
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign$16,00442%85%36,258
Texas State UniversitySan Marcos$11,45089%56%36,177
California State University-Long BeachLong Beach$7,35046%69%35,924
University of FloridaGainesville$6,38124%91%35,629
San Diego State UniversitySan Diego$8,72836%77%35,377
University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla$16,75827%87%34,948
University of North TexasDenton$11,30972%60%34,341
University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor$17,73616%93%34,177
University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles$15,2039%93%33,475
The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa$12,18077%74%33,227
Brigham Young UniversityProvo$6,68868%82%32,952
California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge$7,45893%57%32,691
Texas Tech UniversityLubbock$11,85273%68%32,394
The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington$11,95080%55%32,294
University of California-DavisDavis$16,77442%85%32,253
Florida State UniversityTallahassee$5,65624%84%32,212
University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle$12,97339%84%31,942
University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis$17,21480%85%31,855
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg$15,94855%86%30,923
Oregon State UniversityCorvallis$14,40077%70%30,743
The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville$13,81242%74%30,418
University of California-IrvineIrvine$15,72229%86%30,197
University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati$13,97685%73%29,882
University of ArkansasFayetteville$10,10474%70%28,677
The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg$9,98794%50%28,666
Utah Valley UniversityOrem$6,507N/A43%28,453
California State University-SacramentoSacramento$8,01894%56%28,350
George Mason UniversityFairfax$14,22087%69%27,752
San Jose State UniversitySan Jose$8,41085%67%27,601
North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh$8,79942%85%27,371
University of UtahSalt Lake City$9,62086%64%27,264
Auburn UniversityAuburn$12,89046%81%26,816
Full Sail UniversityWinter Park$26,906N/A47%25,777
Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins$13,37389%67%25,538
Iowa State UniversityAmes$10,78789%75%25,367
California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona$7,78075%68%25,042
University of KentuckyLexington$13,50293%71%24,763
University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas$9,74896%50%24,622
University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte$7,23980%68%24,453
Clemson UniversityClemson$15,55438%87%23,300
Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff$13,00990%59%22,903
University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman$9,79777%75%22,734
University of Illinois ChicagoChicago$14,33877%61%22,170
Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro$6,02288%53%21,790
Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater$10,23475%67%21,773
The University of Texas at DallasRichardson$14,64465%75%21,751
California State University-FresnoFresno$7,35095%56%21,605
University of KansasLawrence$12,10293%69%21,217
Washington State UniversityPullman$13,39187%61%21,099
Temple UniversityPhiladelphia$23,01180%75%20,970
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond$16,94593%64%20,753
University of OregonEugene$16,13788%72%20,497
University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles$72,09710%92%20,443
Ashford UniversitySan Diego$11,960N/A10%20,152
East Carolina UniversityGreenville$7,36189%62%19,896
Ohio University-Main CampusAthens$14,15885%66%19,633
Appalachian State UniversityBoone$7,57990%74%19,444
Kent State University at KentKent$13,23286%65%19,320
University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln$10,43487%66%19,178
University of DelawareNewark$16,81071%80%19,071
Illinois State UniversityNormal$16,14488%65%19,057
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta$12,05814%93%18,785
San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco$7,95096%50%18,639
Montclair State UniversityMontclair$15,91288%64%18,376
Boston UniversityBoston$68,10211%89%18,248
University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz$16,00566%75%17,940
Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville$9,22890%55%17,743
Keiser University-Ft LauderdaleFort Lauderdale$25,05697%58%17,678
Boise State UniversityBoise$9,04887%61%17,674
West Virginia UniversityMorgantown$10,10489%63%17,385
Northeastern UniversityBoston$66,1625%90%17,326
University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee$10,39891%50%16,758
Miami University-OxfordOxford$18,16175%81%16,656
Weber State UniversityOgden$6,557N/A45%16,360
Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro$10,26669%54%16,301
University of North GeorgiaDahlonega$5,28568%37%16,146
Rowan UniversityGlassboro$16,57478%68%15,841
University of Nevada-RenoReno$9,57874%62%15,599
Syracuse UniversitySyracuse$65,52846%82%15,477
Savannah College of Art and DesignSavannah$41,63083%70%15,243
Kansas State UniversityManhattan$11,22182%71%15,142
California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino$8,09394%55%15,023
Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver$11,12499%31%15,002
Baylor UniversityWaco$58,10051%80%14,785
DePaul UniversityChicago$45,99976%69%14,090
University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro$7,66189%57%14,062
Ball State UniversityMuncie$11,08286%63%13,988
Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis$10,76276%54%13,830
California State University-ChicoChico$8,47293%63%13,631
CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn$7,33280%20%13,580
Western Washington UniversityBellingham$9,58293%65%13,544
University of North FloridaJacksonville$6,38953%69%13,359
Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield$9,50291%58%13,313
Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia$62,41279%78%13,233
Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester$59,27467%70%13,215
Portland State UniversityPortland$11,67991%53%13,182
University of MiamiCoral Gables$62,61619%84%12,913
Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green$14,46081%63%12,812
University of MemphisMemphis$10,72872%50%12,701
Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo$15,25285%58%12,568
CUNY Queens CollegeQueens$7,53864%56%12,550
California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson$7,44993%45%12,538
University of Louisiana at LafayetteLafayette$10,41887%52%12,428
Oakland UniversityRochester Hills$15,26288%57%12,351
North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro$6,81350%56%12,182
Loyola University ChicagoChicago$53,71082%75%11,737
University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell$16,96683%67%11,434
Kean UniversityUnion$14,29976%45%11,433
George Washington UniversityWashington$67,71047%85%11,182
Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth$61,74044%86%11,026
Wichita State UniversityWichita$9,68494%51%10,780
University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore$13,25672%70%10,701
CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx$7,41057%50%10,696
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia$68,6865%97%10,650
The University of TampaTampa$34,40840%63%10,572
Coastal Carolina UniversityConway$11,64075%50%10,377
Bellevue UniversityBellevue$9,903N/A39%10,220
University of Central OklahomaEdmond$8,81878%37%10,170
The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga$10,44881%52%10,074
Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti$16,24080%46%10,055
Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant$14,76090%60%10,035
Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee$4,63082%60%10,024
East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City$10,47286%52%10,004
University of North DakotaGrand Forks$10,95177%62%9,981
East Texas A&M UniversityCommerce$10,02692%44%9,912
Troy UniversityTroy$10,17696%48%9,805
Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale$8,62663%55%9,552
St. John's University-New YorkQueens$53,02083%67%9,477
North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo$11,11095%64%9,471
Southern Utah UniversityCedar City$6,96282%60%9,289
Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg$11,04693%54%9,210
South Dakota State UniversityBrookings$9,29998%61%9,198
Arkansas State UniversityJonesboro$8,09082%55%9,110
University of Akron Main CampusAkron$13,13560%50%9,052
Morgan State UniversityBaltimore$8,22982%41%9,019
New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark$19,97465%73%9,019
Cleveland State UniversityCleveland$12,98891%50%8,969
Prairie View A & M UniversityPrairie View$11,29979%43%8,877
University of Notre DameNotre Dame$65,02511%96%8,818
Texas Woman's UniversityDenton$8,64096%47%8,767
Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches$11,12894%53%8,728
Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville$11,37676%56%8,698
Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale$13,33487%59%8,494
Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston$10,12586%61%8,312
Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights$11,08868%50%8,246
California Baptist UniversityRiverside$41,22885%61%8,179
Lamar UniversityBeaumont$8,90586%37%8,150
Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand Junction$9,92782%41%8,143
Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids$14,77891%47%8,106
Texas A & M University-Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi$9,74889%37%8,034
University of WyomingLaramie$7,76897%59%7,944
Wilmington UniversityNew Castle$12,630N/A21%7,906
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo CampusGurabo$7,750N/A31%7,868
Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis$65,79012%94%7,857
Central Washington UniversityEllensburg$9,41791%52%7,833
Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain$13,05073%49%7,822
Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans$68,67814%88%7,767
University of Central ArkansasConway$10,52389%53%7,762
University of IdahoMoscow$9,08476%59%7,747
University of DaytonDayton$49,14065%81%7,682
Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York$6,29460%82%7,637
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahassee$5,78521%53%7,582
University of Northern IowaCedar Falls$9,93693%68%7,529
Chapman UniversityOrange$64,98465%81%7,478
Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia$11,43694%51%7,451
Bellevue CollegeBellevue$4,436N/A35%7,364
University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth$14,61089%65%7,336
University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointStevens Point$9,48892%53%7,306
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh$66,24612%93%7,304
Southern Methodist UniversityDallas$67,04063%84%7,277
American UniversityWashington$58,77162%77%7,266
Belmont UniversityNashville$42,54095%71%7,137
American InterContinental University SystemChandler$12,397N/A13%7,111
The College of New JerseyEwing$19,63262%86%7,105
Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield$50,40465%74%7,087
West Texas A & M UniversityCanyon$9,10199%51%6,917
California State University-Monterey BaySeaside$7,77997%61%6,819
University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City$12,58772%56%6,817
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main CampusIndiana$11,38091%54%6,764
Valdosta State UniversityValdosta$6,12472%42%6,622
Middle Georgia State UniversityMacon$5,038100%25%6,574
The New SchoolNew York$58,69463%70%6,563
Quinnipiac UniversityHamden$55,48072%77%6,531
Southeast Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau$9,90374%57%6,373
University of Wisconsin-Green BayGreen Bay$8,70089%50%6,341
Eastern Washington UniversityCheney$8,58691%45%6,222
Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown$11,31491%54%6,180
State University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz$8,57262%70%6,086
North Carolina Central UniversityDurham$6,69987%44%6,081
Radford UniversityRadford$12,54890%49%6,038
Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange$53,17073%70%6,036
University of DenverDenver$61,39878%77%6,025
Saginaw Valley State UniversityUniversity Center$12,93072%51%5,989
State University of New York at CortlandCortland$8,87460%68%5,901
Lehigh UniversityBethlehem$64,98026%89%5,898
University of Wisconsin-StoutMenomonie$10,70188%54%5,842
SUNY BrockportBrockport$8,75271%56%5,784
Mercy UniversityDobbs Ferry$22,88086%47%5,735
Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville$11,12886%56%5,728
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy$64,08163%83%5,714
Maryville University of Saint LouisSaint Louis$27,16695%69%5,658
University of Central MissouriWarrensburg$10,05064%52%5,648
Franklin UniversityColumbus$9,577N/A21%5,562
Long Island UniversityBrookville$42,43286%56%5,520
Purdue University Fort WayneFort Wayne$9,53284%34%5,484
State University of New York at OswegoOswego$8,82581%60%5,473
Los Angeles Film SchoolHollywoodN/AN/A42%5,472
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester$60,96560%89%5,447
Arkansas Tech UniversityRussellville$8,67496%49%5,388
Columbia College ChicagoChicago$34,08889%50%5,368
University of San FranciscoSan Francisco$60,49262%71%5,287
University of Massachusetts-DartmouthNorth Dartmouth$15,61291%51%5,221
Marist UniversityPoughkeepsie$47,75057%80%5,182
High Point UniversityHigh Point$45,31275%72%5,129
SUNY Buffalo State UniversityBuffalo$8,53373%35%5,097
Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud$10,24595%44%5,088
Rhode Island CollegeProvidence$11,30092%47%5,049
Bowie State UniversityBowie$9,21872%38%5,043
Columbia CollegeColumbia$25,826N/A44%4,950
University of New HavenWest Haven$47,33260%61%4,841
East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg$11,53692%44%4,814
Southeastern UniversityLakeland$32,95053%43%4,813
Northeastern State UniversityTahlequah$7,810100%36%4,772
Regent UniversityVirginia Beach$21,65038%56%4,729
SUNY OneontaOneonta$8,83170%70%4,643
Lindenwood UniversitySaint Charles$21,60057%50%4,624
Park UniversityParkville$17,500N/A34%4,555
Mercer UniversityMacon$42,31269%72%4,500
Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport$18,240N/A52%4,464
University of the Incarnate WordSan Antonio$37,09098%51%4,440
University of Michigan-FlintFlint$14,70470%42%4,411
Delaware State UniversityDover$10,67047%39%4,398
Northwest Missouri State UniversityMaryville$10,61186%56%4,378
Creighton UniversityOmaha$48,85680%82%4,348
Butler UniversityIndianapolis$47,56085%80%4,317
Salem State UniversitySalem$12,33896%52%4,291
Suffolk UniversityBoston$47,55082%60%4,268
Providence CollegeProvidence$63,55051%87%4,229
Pittsburg State UniversityPittsburg$8,40089%57%4,210
Xavier UniversityCincinnati$50,64086%70%4,207
Samford UniversityBirmingham$40,15082%78%4,206
University of HartfordWest Hartford$49,07596%56%4,146
University of Arkansas-Fort SmithFort Smith$7,33480%37%4,091
University of Nebraska at KearneyKearney$8,67689%59%4,088
Seattle UniversitySeattle$56,72177%74%4,062
Cedarville UniversityCedarville$37,15065%73%4,024
Lewis UniversityRomeoville$39,20071%65%4,015
Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago$12,38375%18%3,982
Aurora UniversityAurora$29,17081%59%3,974
Roger Williams UniversityBristol$44,41888%68%3,946
Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover$53,96270%71%3,916
Pratt Institute-MainBrooklyn$61,84573%73%3,910
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-PoncePonce$6,65098%48%3,874
Johnson & Wales University-ProvidenceProvidence$42,41988%55%3,868
Highline CollegeDes Moines$4,772N/A37%3,838
Nevada State UniversityHenderson$6,76587%32%3,762
Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia$47,50581%68%3,755
Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston$42,88491%68%3,747
Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch$46,55289%71%3,684
Clark Atlanta UniversityAtlanta$28,31064%48%3,603
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto RicoHato Rey$9,870N/A26%3,594
Vermont State UniversityRandolph$11,95282%48%3,590
Academy of Art UniversitySan Francisco$30,736N/A38%3,587
Bradley UniversityPeoria$42,16077%74%3,574
SUNY College of Technology at AlfredAlfred$8,89276%54%3,563
Winthrop UniversityRock Hill$14,67879%59%3,523
Southwestern Oklahoma State UniversityWeatherford$8,469N/A37%3,514
Oral Roberts UniversityTulsa$35,47099%56%3,487
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-BayamonBayamon$5,78040%34%3,476
Biola UniversityLa Mirada$48,98474%68%3,474
New York Institute of TechnologyOld Westbury$46,56081%58%3,440
Harding UniversitySearcy$26,26271%70%3,382
University of the District of ColumbiaWashington$5,662N/A30%3,351
York College of PennsylvaniaYork$25,58874%62%3,265
CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York$7,23568%N/A3,254
School of Visual ArtsNew York$51,40093%75%3,244
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-PrescottPrescott$44,14977%69%3,218
University of the PacificStockton$57,08071%68%3,204
SUNY at Purchase CollegePurchase$8,95374%62%3,197
Abilene Christian UniversityAbilene$44,20066%60%3,195
Calvin UniversityGrand Rapids$39,35071%76%3,193
Point Loma Nazarene UniversitySan Diego$46,25084%76%3,188
Anderson UniversityAnderson$34,97055%67%3,183
Bemidji State UniversityBemidji$10,23756%51%3,139
Endicott CollegeBeverly$40,65071%76%3,125
Rasmussen University-FloridaOcala$15,314N/A46%3,121
Rider UniversityLawrenceville$41,12079%62%3,106
Western Oregon UniversityMonmouth$11,87998%46%3,103
Stevenson UniversityOwings Mills$40,56079%67%3,102
Saint Xavier UniversityChicago$37,94084%58%3,096
Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead$10,42859%56%3,072
Baker CollegeOwosso$13,00082%33%3,026
Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin$8,96097%40%3,019
Concordia University-Saint PaulSaint Paul$25,60079%52%3,018
Longwood UniversityFarmville$15,74490%61%3,015
Wayne State CollegeWayne$8,216N/A54%3,010
Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst$42,95574%68%3,006
University of IndianapolisIndianapolis$37,20067%56%3,005
Lipscomb UniversityNashville$40,57268%70%2,997
Jacksonville UniversityJacksonville$47,83057%54%2,930
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaAguadilla$5,74242%41%2,906
Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township$35,97090%66%2,896
Charleston Southern UniversityCharleston$32,52096%48%2,893
Brigham Young University-HawaiiLaie$6,63047%54%2,889
Houston Christian UniversityHouston$39,43084%49%2,886
Lynn UniversityBoca Raton$44,48073%52%2,859
Roosevelt UniversityChicago$21,31597%38%2,849
University of Wisconsin-ParksideKenosha$8,27075%40%2,844
Baldwin Wallace UniversityBerea$39,83276%68%2,842
Loyola University New OrleansNew Orleans$49,44093%63%2,812
Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale$27,30066%50%2,773
Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa$44,45888%63%2,759
University of Mary Hardin-BaylorBelton$32,02096%51%2,759
SUNY at FredoniaFredonia$8,83178%52%2,755
Fitchburg State UniversityFitchburg$11,34687%54%2,752
Champlain CollegeBurlington$47,85083%64%2,752
SUNY College of Technology at CantonCanton$8,74292%41%2,741
Southern Arkansas University Main CampusMagnolia$9,96075%48%2,708
Keene State CollegeKeene$14,78490%59%2,699
George Fox UniversityNewberg$42,75094%70%2,699
Fort Valley State UniversityFort Valley$5,52666%43%2,684
Campbell UniversityBuies Creek$41,60087%58%2,680
Carthage CollegeKenosha$38,75087%62%2,660
Florida Southern CollegeLakeland$44,04064%70%2,656
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusTeaneck$38,00491%58%2,627
Husson UniversityBangor$23,30481%58%2,618
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-MetroSan Juan$5,78070%35%2,607
Palm Beach Atlantic UniversityWest Palm Beach$40,65082%57%2,603
Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais$38,90056%61%2,603
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San GermanSan German$5,78042%43%2,569
Framingham State UniversityFramingham$11,92084%49%2,566
Dominican UniversityRiver Forest$38,97890%59%2,561
Drake UniversityDes Moines$52,13064%76%2,543
Stonehill CollegeEaston$57,49066%78%2,528
Carroll UniversityWaukesha$38,89067%70%2,523
Mississippi CollegeClinton$23,50029%61%2,518
Truman State UniversityKirksville$9,83884%68%2,513
University of Houston-VictoriaVictoria$7,14996%26%2,513
Augsburg UniversityMinneapolis$45,45282%52%2,494
Saint Edward's UniversityAustin$51,38481%63%2,493
Augustana CollegeRock Island$51,59863%76%2,490
Ohio Northern UniversityAda$39,80074%75%2,489
St Catherine UniversitySaint Paul$51,45492%63%2,473
Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia$35,33071%61%2,464
North Central CollegeNaperville$45,72677%68%2,428
Norwich UniversityNorthfield$49,74074%61%2,428
University of Puerto Rico-CarolinaCarolina$7,98655%39%2,404
Dallas Baptist UniversityDallas$40,19089%59%2,403
Flagler CollegeSaint Augustine$29,90081%56%2,391
University of Maryland Eastern ShorePrincess Anne$9,07696%35%2,391
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AltoonaAltoona$15,97298%17%2,367
Point Park UniversityPittsburgh$39,57097%59%2,331
Webster UniversitySaint Louis$31,75086%63%2,304
Benedictine CollegeAtchison$36,35098%63%2,272
Marian UniversityIndianapolis$40,66495%64%2,266
Messiah UniversityMechanicsburg$42,24079%77%2,259
University of CharlestonCharleston$33,80062%46%2,259
Shawnee State UniversityPortsmouth$10,626N/A45%2,247
The University of FindlayFindlay$41,16483%60%2,223
Missouri Western State UniversitySaint Joseph$10,306N/A39%2,219
Grove City CollegeGrove City$21,70072%81%2,216
Ashland UniversityAshland$31,21076%61%2,199
Concordia University-WisconsinMequon$35,47078%66%2,197
Mercyhurst UniversityErie$45,77081%59%2,191
Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove$59,85081%78%2,163
Bellarmine UniversityLouisville$48,77086%66%2,161
Otterbein UniversityWesterville$35,54885%68%2,157
University of New EnglandBiddeford$44,21092%65%2,135
Saint Peter's UniversityJersey City$42,55290%61%2,135
Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence$62,68819%89%2,084
Dakota State UniversityMadison$9,65488%50%2,071
Rocky Mountain College of Art and DesignLakewood$20,190N/A34%2,050
University of RedlandsRedlands$60,87883%69%2,049
Wayland Baptist UniversityPlainview$23,78256%19%2,041
Sullivan UniversityLouisville$15,480N/A56%2,026
Taylor UniversityUpland$40,49074%75%2,025
Art Center College of DesignPasadena$54,17075%81%2,017
Bob Jones UniversityGreenville$24,470N/A67%2,005
University of Mount UnionAlliance$36,60078%62%1,995
Upper Iowa UniversityFayette$19,47596%38%1,994
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham CampusMadison$38,00495%70%1,990
Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City$6,53664%46%1,975
Indiana Wesleyan University-MarionMarion$32,35289%67%1,974
Arcadia UniversityGlenside$49,61080%65%1,948
Benedictine UniversityLisle$35,94095%51%1,942
Black Hills State UniversitySpearfish$8,76496%40%1,928
Saint Ambrose UniversityDavenport$36,65877%62%1,916
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillCobleskill$8,76884%42%1,904
Oklahoma Christian UniversityEdmond$27,18097%55%1,885
Nazareth UniversityRochester$42,45075%73%1,873
Bethel UniversitySaint Paul$44,22688%73%1,871
Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown$37,95078%77%1,868
Whitworth UniversitySpokane$52,88090%70%1,858
Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling Springs$34,76077%59%1,856
Emmanuel CollegeBoston$48,55076%67%1,854
SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUtica$8,62581%57%1,849
Massachusetts College of Art and DesignBoston$15,40076%69%1,831
SUNY College at PotsdamPotsdam$8,76878%47%1,823
Marymount UniversityArlington$40,92093%56%1,810
University of Mount OliveMount Olive$27,36676%50%1,796
Marywood UniversityScranton$41,42061%72%1,784
Curry CollegeMilton$47,97088%50%1,780
Berkeley College-Woodland ParkWoodland Park$29,800N/A44%1,778
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)Norton$63,96068%74%1,773
Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle$40,40783%62%1,762
Springfield CollegeSpringfield$45,17472%71%1,751
Mount Saint Mary's UniversityLos Angeles$49,56473%53%1,719
New England Institute of TechnologyEast Greenwich$37,27567%59%1,718
Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville$52,08084%69%1,684
Chaminade University of HonoluluHonolulu$30,87491%57%1,672
Assumption UniversityWorcester$51,35683%75%1,669
Lawrence Technological UniversitySouthfield$44,76056%62%1,668
Ringling College of Art and DesignSarasota$57,90070%71%1,662
Saint Norbert CollegeDe Pere$45,58086%72%1,662
Daemen UniversityAmherst$35,21868%59%1,643
Madonna UniversityLivonia$28,44063%59%1,632
Linfield UniversityMcMinnville$50,85085%68%1,621
Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore$65,4947%93%1,613
Adrian CollegeAdrian$41,68473%52%1,604
Ouachita Baptist UniversityArkadelphia$34,50068%66%1,602
Dordt UniversitySioux Center$37,05068%68%1,597
Willamette UniversitySalem$51,15677%72%1,592
Marymount Manhattan CollegeNew York$41,87083%49%1,577
Caldwell UniversityCaldwell$40,84871%58%1,575
University of Saint Francis-Fort WayneFort Wayne$36,46096%58%1,567
Fresno Pacific UniversityFresno$36,66064%53%1,544
University of EvansvilleEvansville$44,17278%68%1,539
Concordia University-IrvineIrvine$43,48066%60%1,536
University of BridgeportBridgeport$35,76083%45%1,534
Dunwoody College of TechnologyMinneapolis$27,83699%65%1,533
Whitman CollegeWalla Walla$64,05038%81%1,531
Pacific UniversityForest Grove$56,37490%66%1,516
Oklahoma City UniversityOklahoma City$35,64877%65%1,514
West Liberty UniversityWest Liberty$8,89397%60%1,511
Concord UniversityAthens$10,66493%41%1,504
Siena Heights UniversityAdrian$30,77869%45%1,495
Seton Hill UniversityGreensburg$42,94480%69%1,492
Ursinus CollegeCollegeville$61,21092%75%1,491
Grand View UniversityDes Moines$34,76299%55%1,486
Limestone UniversityGaffney$27,80097%32%1,482
Newberry CollegeNewberry$31,10090%45%1,479
John Brown UniversitySiloam Springs$31,75676%69%1,471
Belhaven UniversityJackson$30,25050%50%1,471
Grace College and Theological SeminaryWinona Lake$31,20082%69%1,464
Wartburg CollegeWaverly$26,25076%66%1,452
Atlantic UniversityGuaynabo$8,280N/A38%1,451
Methodist UniversityFayetteville$41,25075%42%1,448
College of the OzarksPoint Lookout$22,32012%62%1,444
University of Northwestern-St PaulSaint Paul$37,92093%68%1,442
Asbury UniversityWilmore$33,64063%65%1,420
EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San JuanSan Juan$7,05061%24%1,404
University of Rio GrandeRio Grande$20,560N/A34%1,400
Walsh UniversityNorth Canton$35,74571%60%1,390
Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson City$34,70090%50%1,387
Drury UniversitySpringfield$36,74558%64%1,383
Millikin UniversityDecatur$26,89267%57%1,382
Luther CollegeDecorah$52,12072%73%1,379
Dine CollegeTsaile$1,410N/A10%1,375
Buena Vista UniversityStorm Lake$41,79878%54%1,366
Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityHickory$31,90085%49%1,359
Mount Vernon Nazarene UniversityMount Vernon$37,15884%66%1,358
Southwest Baptist UniversityBolivar$30,56668%53%1,341
Concordia University-ChicagoRiver Forest$37,48893%41%1,323
Oklahoma Baptist UniversityShawnee$35,57049%51%1,308
University of MobileMobile$26,91078%56%1,307
William Woods UniversityFulton$30,34071%52%1,300
Cornerstone UniversityGrand Rapids$23,00078%62%1,298
Concordia University-NebraskaSeward$40,64086%64%1,283
Hardin-Simmons UniversityAbilene$32,96090%48%1,283
Gordon CollegeWenham$30,70069%68%1,278
Northern State UniversityAberdeen$8,84593%51%1,273
Saint Vincent CollegeLatrobe$42,39662%70%1,259
Lubbock Christian UniversityLubbock$28,54073%50%1,252
Walla Walla UniversityCollege Place$34,227N/A62%1,252
Viterbo UniversityLa Crosse$34,25072%67%1,249
Russell Sage CollegeTroy$38,16453%59%1,244
Chatham UniversityPittsburgh$44,62662%65%1,232
College for Creative StudiesDetroit$53,35092%70%1,230
Evangel UniversitySpringfield$28,54872%65%1,229
Simpson CollegeIndianola$47,65686%64%1,227
Lasell UniversityNewton$27,04081%56%1,226
Andrews UniversityBerrien Springs$35,05682%69%1,224
Otis College of Art and DesignLos Angeles$56,48882%64%1,223
Albright CollegeReading$29,08276%47%1,217
Freed-Hardeman UniversityHenderson$25,62060%70%1,212
Lakeland UniversityPlymouth$33,39686%48%1,212
Queens University of CharlotteCharlotte$45,84662%64%1,211
Juniata CollegeHuntingdon$58,58079%71%1,191
Maryland Institute College of ArtBaltimore$56,80077%72%1,189
Meredith CollegeRaleigh$45,63074%68%1,188
LIM CollegeNew York$33,50496%52%1,187
McMurry UniversityAbilene$32,34057%41%1,176
Northwestern CollegeOrange City$36,71080%65%1,175
Converse UniversitySpartanburg$25,24068%54%1,173
Morningside UniversitySioux City$39,66071%52%1,163
Allegheny CollegeMeadville$56,55055%70%1,156
Mount Saint Mary CollegeNewburgh$43,45089%66%1,148
Rasmussen University-IllinoisRockford$14,078N/A41%1,145
Mount St. Joseph UniversityCincinnati$38,15059%56%1,129
Lesley UniversityCambridge$34,25697%60%1,122
Piedmont UniversityDemorest$31,70093%44%1,117
La Sierra UniversityRiverside$37,71092%64%1,116
Dominican University of CaliforniaSan Rafael$52,16184%77%1,114
Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow$38,30285%51%1,108
Mount Mercy UniversityCedar Rapids$40,87883%57%1,107
Edgewood CollegeMadison$35,86076%64%1,107
Geneva CollegeBeaver Falls$33,450N/A61%1,096
Peru State CollegePeru$8,640N/A38%1,092
Huntington UniversityHuntington$31,87076%66%1,082
Emory & Henry UniversityEmory$39,00084%55%1,078
Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaWinona$45,08093%67%1,073
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-FajardoFajardo$5,78027%35%1,072
Anderson UniversityAnderson$37,24079%52%1,057
Schreiner UniversityKerrville$39,26688%43%1,053
Mars Hill UniversityMars Hill$37,73668%43%1,044
Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend$13,56663%54%1,044
The College of IdahoCaldwell$37,84549%63%1,041
University of JamestownJamestown$24,99088%47%1,041
Westminster CollegeNew Wilmington$40,29093%65%1,041
Fisk UniversityNashville$25,85837%35%1,035
Hanover CollegeHanover$44,63884%65%1,031
Brenau UniversityGainesville$34,02788%34%1,029
Northwest Nazarene UniversityNampa$40,79465%65%1,024
New England CollegeHenniker$41,93892%33%1,022
Quincy UniversityQuincy$37,14051%44%1,010
Spring Arbor UniversitySpring Arbor$34,01452%61%1,010
Marian UniversityFond Du Lac$35,17875%43%1,010
Waynesburg UniversityWaynesburg$30,48090%63%1,009
Bethel UniversityMishawaka$34,60098%55%1,008
Maryville CollegeMaryville$39,28461%49%1,005
Guilford CollegeGreensboro$41,36280%47%1,001
Lycoming CollegeWilliamsport$50,02974%60%996
Albertus Magnus CollegeNew Haven$41,90859%49%991
California College of the ArtsSan Francisco$60,22691%62%990
MidAmerica Nazarene UniversityOlathe$37,17479%49%983
Barton CollegeWilson$37,25094%48%982
Doane UniversityCrete$43,98598%56%978
St. Thomas Aquinas CollegeSparkill$39,45093%58%972
Keuka CollegeKeuka Park$39,33268%53%966
Saint Joseph's College of MaineStandish$44,42084%67%964
Kansas Wesleyan UniversitySalina$34,63072%43%956
West Virginia Wesleyan CollegeBuckhannon$34,09093%53%954
Marietta CollegeMarietta$39,65279%60%952
Wisconsin Lutheran CollegeMilwaukee$36,11078%63%943
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-BarranquitasBarranquitas$5,74286%38%937
Southwestern CollegeWinfield$39,82276%35%924
Heidelberg UniversityTiffin$33,65086%51%915
Centenary UniversityHackettstown$37,73283%56%910
Anna Maria CollegePaxton$44,57150%44%906
Christian Brothers UniversityMemphis$38,42087%55%905
Franklin CollegeFranklin$38,71070%62%900
The University of OlivetOlivet$34,06883%36%892
Columbus College of Art & DesignColumbus$40,82568%59%882
McPherson CollegeMcPherson$37,31077%44%872
Wilson CollegeChambersburg$27,10092%50%865
California Institute of the ArtsValencia$58,99632%65%860
University of Advancing TechnologyTempe$19,36598%37%855
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods CollegeSaint Mary of the Woods$35,27072%49%853
Kentucky Wesleyan CollegeOwensboro$34,67372%49%842
Coker UniversityHartsville$33,41694%38%840
Hampshire CollegeAmherst$58,89675%56%839
Milwaukee Institute of Art & DesignMilwaukee$43,74361%65%837
Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusChillicothe$6,362N/A13%833
Trinity Christian CollegePalos Heights$20,60585%61%820
Milligan UniversityMilligan$40,45072%62%818
Webber International UniversityBabson Park$33,77069%27%813
Kansas City Art InstituteKansas City$44,55055%62%812
Culver-Stockton CollegeCanton$30,87599%45%807
Pacific Union CollegeAngwin$37,17347%55%805
Graceland University-LamoniLamoni$20,95081%40%798
Malone UniversityCanton$37,16076%48%798
Spring Hill CollegeMobile$24,05477%54%782
Bennington CollegeBennington$66,26245%69%780
Woodbury UniversityBurbank$47,05682%58%779
Hiram CollegeHiram$27,60094%57%777
Cairn University-LanghorneLanghorne$34,00988%62%775
Goshen CollegeGoshen$38,89084%63%773
Colby-Sawyer CollegeNew London$19,12580%60%771
Whittier CollegeWhittier$51,35081%62%764
National American University-Rapid CityRapid City$16,065N/A20%764
Montana State University-NorthernHavre$6,982N/A42%761
Ohio Dominican UniversityColumbus$35,72094%44%760
The College of WestchesterWhite Plains$25,19194%35%759
Young Harris CollegeYoung Harris$32,30563%44%755
Houghton UniversityHoughton$18,43089%65%753
La Roche UniversityPittsburgh$34,05276%57%751
Midwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryKansas City$10,12096%59%747
Laguna College of Art and DesignLaguna Beach$37,50094%57%746
Clarke UniversityDubuque$40,91072%56%742
American InterContinental University-AtlantaAtlanta$13,527N/A21%734
Judson UniversityElgin$31,36048%56%708
Minneapolis College of Art and DesignMinneapolis$45,48448%59%705
Ferrum CollegeFerrum$28,52089%30%699
Ohio University-Lancaster CampusLancaster$6,362N/A14%691
Louisiana Christian UniversityPineville$20,26677%42%672
Ursuline CollegePepper Pike$38,99075%61%670
Dakota Wesleyan UniversityMitchell$33,79073%47%670
Bethany Lutheran CollegeMankato$31,36039%57%669
William Peace UniversityRaleigh$34,17694%45%666
Pfeiffer UniversityMisenheimer$35,07096%39%655
Drury University-College of Continuing Professional StudiesSpringfield$8,054N/A39%632
Alverno CollegeMilwaukee$34,08686%50%631
Mount Mary UniversityMilwaukee$35,42062%50%631
St. Andrews UniversityLaurinburg$32,388N/A28%628
Briar Cliff UniversitySioux City$36,956N/A48%624
Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaCheyney$10,904N/A24%617
Harrisburg University of Science and TechnologyHarrisburg$24,40087%39%615
Villa Maria CollegeBuffalo$28,67087%31%603
Chowan UniversityMurfreesboro$27,91069%29%603
Bluffton UniversityBluffton$37,36267%51%582
Platt College-Los AngelesAlhambra$14,922N/A63%570
Bethany CollegeLindsborg$33,00056%32%569
Ohio University-Zanesville CampusZanesville$6,362N/A20%560
Brescia UniversityOwensboro$31,55035%51%545
Cleveland Institute of ArtCleveland$49,40061%62%539
Sterling CollegeSterling$33,70048%34%538
FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & MerchandisingLos Angeles$35,000N/A66%535
Moore College of Art and DesignPhiladelphia$52,81256%60%535
Eureka CollegeEureka$29,09685%41%522
Bethel College-North NewtonNorth Newton$35,01494%42%504
Platt College-OntarioOntario$14,922N/A58%500
Defiance CollegeDefiance$29,32048%34%499
Tabor CollegeHillsboro$36,20065%33%494
Cornish College of the ArtsSeattle$41,68462%54%488
Union Adventist UniversityLincoln$29,334100%49%471
Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto RicoSan Juan$4,902100%45%466
Carolina UniversityWinston-Salem$17,57540%24%460
University of Silicon ValleySan Jose$22,48051%31%455
Salem CollegeWinston-Salem$33,84877%57%423
Pacific Northwest College of ArtPortland$49,00675%36%420
Maine College of Art & DesignPortland$42,94276%50%415
Ohio University-Southern CampusIronton$6,362N/A20%415
EDP University of Puerto Rico-CaguasCaguas$7,05073%N/A414
Hannibal-LaGrange UniversityHannibal$26,88073%47%410
Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignLancaster$32,15099%66%400
Stephens CollegeColumbia$28,30077%45%391
Rasmussen University-KansasTopeka$17,160N/A48%359
Ohio University-Eastern CampusSaint Clairsville$6,362N/A20%298
South University-SavannahSavannah$18,145N/A16%270
Northland CollegeAshland$44,40375%46%269
Wade CollegeDallas$17,692N/A51%252
The King's UniversitySouthlake$12,48061%44%251
Nossi College of Art and DesignNashville$20,35046%40%247
Montserrat College of ArtBeverly$40,690N/A57%226
The Modern College of DesignKettering$31,46892%65%211
Art Academy of CincinnatiCincinnati$41,37534%42%205
Newschool of Architecture and DesignSan Diego$30,291100%54%182
Northwest College of Art & DesignTacoma$18,10066%48%139

Frequently Asked Questions

How many colleges offer Design and Applied Arts?

There are 665 colleges offering Design and Applied Arts programs in the United States as of 2024.

What is the best college for Design and Applied Arts?

Based on graduate earnings, Carnegie Mellon University is among the top colleges for Design and Applied Arts with median earnings of $114,862.

What are the top 3 colleges for Design and Applied Arts?

The top colleges for Design and Applied Arts include Carnegie Mellon University, University of Pennsylvania, Lehigh University.