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 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 the Southeast Region” 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 the Southeast region, there were 8,508 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,342 and $26,806 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,332 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 88 colleges that offer a degree in design and applied arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in design and applied arts.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Delta College of Arts & Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this small private for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified associates’s design students in 2020-2021.
Full Delta College of Arts & Technology Design & Applied Arts Report
Out of the 88 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, AI Miami International University of Art and Design landed the #2 spot on the list. International Fine Arts College is a small private for-profit school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 7 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Full AI Miami International University of Art and Design Design & Applied Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Art Institute of Atlanta. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southeast Region. The Art Institute of Atlanta is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s design degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at The Art Institute of Atlanta
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nossi College of Art. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Madison, Tennessee, and it awarded 1 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Nossi College of Art
Out of the 88 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Randolph Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Asheboro, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Randolph Community College
With a ranking of #6, Chattanooga State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southeast Region list. Chattanooga State Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It awarded 27 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Chattanooga State Community College Design & Applied Arts Report
Central Piedmont Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 68 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Central Piedmont Community College Design & Applied Arts Report
With a ranking of #8, Horry-Georgetown Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Conway, South Carolina, and it awarded 24 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Horry-Georgetown Technical College
Full Sail University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Full Sail University is a large school located in Winter Park, Florida that handed out 89 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Western Piedmont Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Western Piedmont Community College is a public institution located in Morganton, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s 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.
Trident Technical College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southeast Region list. Charleston, South Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Trident Technical College
Tidewater Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 44 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Tidewater Community College
Virginia Western Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Roanoke, Virginia, this medium-sized public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified associates’s design students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Virginia Western Community College
Pellissippi State Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Pellissippi State Community College
Mountwest Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Huntington, West Virginia, this small public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified associates’s design students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Mountwest Community and Technical College
Nashville State Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Nashville State Community College is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 associates’s design degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Nashville State Community College
Southwest Tennessee Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified associates’s design students in 2020-2021.
Wake Technical Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Wake Technical Community College is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 91 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Wake Technical Community College
With a ranking of #19, Gwinnett Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southeast Region list. GTC is a medium-sized public school situated in Lawrenceville, Georgia. It awarded 36 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, Chattahoochee Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southeast Region list. Chattahoochee Technical College is a public institution located in Marietta, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 42 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Chattahoochee Technical College
Catawba Valley Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Hickory, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s design students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Catawba Valley Community College
Guilford Technical Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Jamestown, North Carolina, and it awarded 28 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Guilford Technical Community College
Fayetteville Technical Community College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southeast Region ranking. FTCC is a medium-sized school located in Fayetteville, North Carolina that handed out 34 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Fayetteville Technical Community College
South Piedmont Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southeast Region ranking. South Piedmont Community College is a small public school situated in Polkton, North Carolina. It awarded 5 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at South Piedmont Community College
Central Virginia Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Central Virginia Community College is a public institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Central Virginia Community College Design & Applied Arts Report
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