by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Wisconsin” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Wisconsin, there were 764 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,681 and $26,682 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 318 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,118 and $20,107 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Wisconsin” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in design and applied arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their design and applied arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Wisconsin”.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Madison Area Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design degrees to 94 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Madison College
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and it awarded 28 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gateway Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Wisconsin. Located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 54 degrees to qualified associates’s design students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Gateway Technical College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Waukesha County Technical College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Wisconsin. This medium-sized school is located in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 37 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Moraine Park Technical College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Wisconsin. This small school is located in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and it awarded 26 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Moraine Park Technical College Design & Applied Arts Report
With a ranking of #6, Rasmussen University - Wisconsin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Wisconsin list. Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is located in Green Bay, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s design degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Rasmussen University - Wisconsin
Fox Valley Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Wisconsin ranking. Located in Appleton, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school handed out 47 diplomas to qualified associates’s design students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Fox Valley Technical College
Milwaukee Area Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Wisconsin ranking, coming in at #8. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
Chippewa Valley Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Wisconsin ranking. Chippewa Valley Technical College is located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s design degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Chippewa Valley Technical College
With a ranking of #9, Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Wisconsin list. Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa is a private for-profit institution located in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa
Nicolet Area Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Wisconsin list. Nicolet Area Technical College is a small school located in Rhinelander, Wisconsin that handed out 0 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Nicolet Area Technical College Design & Applied Arts Report
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