2024 Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in Florida

a master's degree in design & applied arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #72 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in Florida ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 105 master's degrees in design & applied arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Design & Applied Arts School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of design & applied arts for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on design & applied arts students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other design & applied arts students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt design & applied arts students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized design & applied arts related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for design & applied arts students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Design & Applied Arts Schools

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 Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in Florida list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Design & Applied Arts in Florida

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in design & applied arts.

Top Florida Schools for a Master's in Design

1

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

4 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Florida if you want to pursue a master's degree in design & applied arts. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in design & applied arts from University of Florida

2

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

9 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in design & applied arts has to take a look at Florida State University. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in design & applied arts from Florida State University

3

AI Miami International University of Art and Design
Miami, FL

15 Annual Graduates

AI Miami International University of Art and Design is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in design & applied arts. Located in the city of Miami, International Fine Arts College is a private for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in design & applied arts from AI Miami International University of Art and Design

4

Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, FL

2 Annual Graduates

Jacksonville University is a good option for students interested in a master's degree in design & applied arts. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, JU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in design & applied arts from Jacksonville University

5

Full Sail University
Winter Park, FL

70 Annual Graduates

$35,873 Median Starting Salary

Located in the suburb of Winter Park, Full Sail University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Master's students who receive their degree from the design program earn about $35,873 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a master’s in design & applied arts from Full Sail University

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	190	259
Virginia	182	113
North Carolina	178	22
Tennessee	166	1
Alabama	151	16
Kentucky	147	2
South Carolina	146	12
Mississippi	145	4
Arkansas	121	0

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Design & Applied Arts Related Rankings by Major

One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Design & Applied Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Design Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Visual Communications	80
Interior Design	12
Graphic Design	8
Game & Interactive Media Design	5

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Arts & Media Management	233
Music	194
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	107
General Visual & Performing Arts	98
Fine & Studio Arts	75
Drama & Theater Arts	61
Dance	16
Other Visual Art	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.