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 a Master’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida” 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 Florida, there were 1,520 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,902 and $27,703 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 105 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,198 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in design and applied arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in design and applied arts.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for florida master’s degree design students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend AI Miami International University of Art and Design. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida. International Fine Arts College is a private for-profit institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full International Fine Arts College Design & Applied Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Full Sail University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida. Full Sail University is a private for-profit institution located in Winter Park, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 70 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lynn University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida. Lynn University Fighting Knights is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boca Raton, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Lynn University Fighting Knights
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Jacksonville University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Jacksonville, Florida, and it awarded 2 masters’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s design students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Florida State University
University of Florida ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida list. UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s design degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at University of Florida
Southeastern University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida ranking. Located in Lakeland, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 16 degrees to qualified masters’s design students in 2020-2021.
Hodges University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida ranking. International College is a small school located in Naples, Florida that handed out 0 masters’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at International College
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