2026 Best Other Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Other Design & Applied Arts is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
College Factual analyzed 22 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best other design & applied arts schools.
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Best Schools for Other Design & Applied Arts in the Great Lakes Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall other design & applied arts education in the Great Lakes Region.
Top Schools in Other Design & Applied Arts
College For Creative Studies is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in other design & applied arts. Located in the city of Detroit, College For Creative Studies is a small private not-for-profit university. Roughly 71% of students complete a degree within six years here. There were roughly 14 other design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at College For Creative Studies in the most recent data year. Other Design & Applied Arts graduates of College For Creative Studies earn a median of $32,665 early in their careers. Students borrow a median of $26,000 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 22 schools evaluated.
- 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 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.
