by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 36,301 people earned their degree in design and applied arts, making the major the 36th most popular in the United States. 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 the New England region, there were 1,952 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,122 and $26,301 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 264 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 25 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
The design school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the New England Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region associate degree design students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Vermont. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the New England Region list. Located in Montpelier, Vermont, this medium-sized public school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified associates’s design students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New England Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the New England Region. New England Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 51 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full New England Institute of Technology Design & Applied Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Norwalk Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the New England Region. Located in Norwalk, Connecticut, this small public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified associates’s design students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Manchester Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Manchester, Connecticut, this small public school awarded 25 degrees to qualified associates’s design students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Three Rivers Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the New England Region list. Three Rivers Community College is a public institution located in Norwich, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Three Rivers Community College
Tunxis Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the New England Region list. Tunxis Community College is a public institution located in Farmington, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Housatonic Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the New England Region ranking. Housatonic Community College is a small school located in Bridgeport, Connecticut that handed out 11 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Housatonic Community College
Great Bay Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and it awarded 6 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Great Bay Community College
Massasoit Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the New England Region ranking. Massasoit Community College is a public institution located in Brockton, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Massasoit Community College Design & Applied Arts Report
North Shore Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the New England Region ranking. North Shore Community College is a small public school situated in Danvers, Massachusetts. It awarded 14 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Full North Shore Community College Design & Applied Arts Report
Bunker Hill Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 23 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Middlesex Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the New England Region list. Located in Bedford, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s design students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Middlesex Community College
Springfield Technical Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the New England Region list. Springfield Technical Community College is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 associates’s design degrees to qualified students.
Lakes Region Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the New England Region list. Lakes Region Community College is located in Laconia, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s design degrees to qualified students.
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 Lakes Region Community College Design & Applied Arts Report
With a ranking of #15, Manchester Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the New England Region list. Manchester Community College is a small public school situated in Manchester, New Hampshire. It awarded 3 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
NHTI-Concord’s Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Concord, New Hampshire, and it awarded 4 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at NHTI-Concord’s Community College
Quinsigamond Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the New England Region ranking. Quinsigamond Community College is a medium-sized school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 7 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Quinsigamond Community College
Cape Cod Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #18. Located in West Barnstable, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s design students in 2020-2021.
Full Cape Cod Community College Design & Applied Arts Report
Gateway Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the New England Region list. Gateway Community College is a medium-sized school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 1 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, Mitchell College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the New England Region list. Located in New London, Connecticut, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s design students in 2020-2021.
Fisher College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the New England Region ranking. Fisher College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Northern Essex Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Haverhill, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s design students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Northern Essex Community College
Capital Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the New England Region ranking. Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Capital Community College
University of New Haven did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #20. University of New Haven is a medium-sized school located in West Haven, Connecticut that handed out 9 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at University of New Haven
Bay State College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s design students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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