2026 Best Other Design & Applied Arts Schools in Michigan
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.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 5 schools to find the best for other design & applied arts students.
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Best Schools for Other Design & Applied Arts in Michigan
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall other design & applied arts education in Michigan.
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. Set in the city of Detroit, College For Creative Studies is a small private not-for-profit institution. Roughly 71% of students complete a degree within six years here. College For Creative Studies awarded about 14 other design & applied arts degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the other design & applied arts program make about $32,665 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $26,000 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published 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 · 5 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.