by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Georgia” ranking.
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 Georgia, there were 2,046 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,584 and $26,752 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,028 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,491 and $29,433 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Georgia” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer 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.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Georgia” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Georgia”.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Savannah College of Art and Design landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Savannah, Georgia, and it awarded 824 bachelors’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Art Institute of Atlanta. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Georgia. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private for-profit school handed out 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s design students in 2020-2021.
Full The Art Institute of Atlanta Design & Applied Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clark Atlanta University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Georgia list. Clark Atlanta University is a small school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 38 bachelors’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Young Harris College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Georgia. Young Harris College is a small school located in Young Harris, Georgia that handed out 5 bachelors’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Brenau University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Gainesville, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s design students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Brenau University
American InterContinental University - Atlanta landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Georgia ranking. AIU Atlanta is a small private for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 4 bachelors’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Georgia Southern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #7. Statesboro, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s design degrees to 44 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Georgia Southern University
With a ranking of #8, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Georgia list. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 61 bachelors’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
University of North Georgia ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Georgia list. UNG is a fairly large school located in Dahlonega, Georgia that handed out 10 bachelors’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Mercer University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Georgia list. Mercer University is located in Macon, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s design degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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 full report on Design & Applied Arts at Mercer University
Piedmont College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Georgia ranking. Piedmont College is a small school located in Demorest, Georgia that handed out 2 bachelors’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #12, Valdosta State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Georgia list. Located in Valdosta, Georgia, this fairly large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s design students in 2020-2021.
Fort Valley State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Georgia ranking. Fort Valley State University is a small public school situated in Fort Valley, Georgia. It awarded 0 bachelors’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Fort Valley State University Design & Applied Arts Report
Middle Georgia State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Georgia ranking. Middle Georgia State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Macon, Georgia. It awarded 0 bachelors’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Middle Georgia State University
Kennesaw State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Georgia ranking. Kennesaw State University is a large school located in Kennesaw, Georgia that handed out 0 bachelors’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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