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2024 Best Other Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region

7 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
104 Other Design & Applied Arts Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in other design & applied arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #370 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of other design & applied arts. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 104 degrees in other design & applied arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Other Design & Applied Arts School

Best Other Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region The other design & applied arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Other Design & Applied Arts rankings. We derive our Best Overall Other Design & Applied Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Other Design & Applied Arts Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Other Design & Applied Arts
Master's Degrees in Other Design & Applied Arts
Doctor's Degrees in Other Design & Applied Arts

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Other Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Other Design & Applied Arts in the Great Lakes Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the other design & applied arts degree levels they offer.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Other Design & Applied Arts

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN
14.3% Growth in Graduates

Purdue University - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in other design & applied arts. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.

There were about 7 other design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL

Illinois Institute of Technology is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in other design & applied arts. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. This school ranks 9th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 8 other design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at Illinois Tech in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
44.4% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Cincinnati - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in other design & applied arts. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #166 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 18 other design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MI
50.0% Growth in Graduates

College for Creative Studies is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in other design & applied arts. CCS is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Detroit.

There were roughly 4 other design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at CCS in the most recent data year.

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Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI

It's difficult to beat Ferris State University if you want to pursue a degree in other design & applied arts. Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were about 8 other design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at Ferris in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IL

Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #192 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UIC is a great university overall.

There were about 3 other design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
66.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 11th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were approximately 3 other design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at UW - Stout in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
11.1% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Chicago, School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

There were about 9 other design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the most recent year we have data available.

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Otterbein University
Westerville, OH
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OH
37.5% Growth in Graduates

Otterbein is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Westerville. This university ranks 24th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were approximately 8 other design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at Otterbein in the most recent data year.

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Best Other Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best other design & applied arts colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 29
Michigan 915 12
Illinois 870 20
Indiana 737 27
Wisconsin 672 6

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One of 9 majors within the Design & Applied Arts area of study, Other Design & Applied Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Graphic Design 1,492
Visual Communications 824
Interior Design 744
Commercial & Advertising Art 565
Fashion Design 442
Industrial Design 359
Game & Interactive Media Design 341
Illustration 278
Commercial Photography 226

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