by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Michigan” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Design & Applied Arts is the 36th most popular major in the country with 36,301 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, design and applied arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,426 and had an average of $25,481 in loans still to pay off.
Across Michigan, there were 1,055 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,886 and $24,874 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 260 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,608 and $18,344 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Michigan” ranking analyzed 24 colleges that offered a degree in design and applied arts. That schools that top this list have a program in design and applied arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Michigan” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan associate degree design students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Michigan College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Michigan. SMC is a small public school situated in Dowagiac, Michigan. It awarded 9 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southwestern Michigan College Design & Applied Arts Report
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Macomb Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Macomb Community College is a public institution located in Warren, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 72 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Michigan list. Bloomfield Hills, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Henry Ford College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Michigan. Located in Dearborn, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified associates’s design students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Glen Oaks Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. GOCC is located in Centreville, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s design degrees to qualified students.
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Kalamazoo Valley Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Michigan list. Kalamazoo Valley Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 14 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, Muskegon Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Michigan list. Muskegon Community College is a small public school situated in Muskegon, Michigan. It awarded 9 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
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Mott Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #8. MCC is a medium-sized school located in Flint, Michigan that handed out 16 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #9, Mid Michigan College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Michigan list. Harrison, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
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Kellogg Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Michigan list. Battle Creek, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Monroe County Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Michigan ranking. Monroe County Community College is a public institution located in Monroe, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Jackson College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Michigan list. Jackson College is located in Jackson, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s design degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Washtenaw Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #13. Washtenaw Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 19 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
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St Clair County Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Michigan ranking. SC4 is a small school located in Port Huron, Michigan that handed out 4 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Wayne County Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Michigan list. WCCCD is a public institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Northwestern Michigan College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Michigan list. Located in Traverse City, Michigan, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s design students in 2020-2021.
Full Northwestern Michigan College Design & Applied Arts Report
With a ranking of #17, Lansing Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Michigan list. This fairly large school is located in Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 7 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lake Michigan College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Michigan list. LMC is a small public school situated in Benton Harbor, Michigan. It awarded 1 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Baker College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Michigan ranking. Baker College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Owosso, Michigan. It awarded 3 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Madonna University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Michigan ranking. Located in Livonia, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified associates’s design students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, Grand Rapids Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Michigan list. Grand Rapids Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 0 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
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Adrian College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Michigan list. Adrian College is a small school located in Adrian, Michigan that handed out 22 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Kirtland Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Michigan ranking. This small school is located in Roscommon, Michigan, and it awarded 1 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Kirtland Community College Design & Applied Arts Report
Ferris State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #20. Ferris is a public institution located in Big Rapids, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 112 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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