by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida” 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 Florida, there were 1,520 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,902 and $27,703 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida” ranking analyzed 26 colleges that offered 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.
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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 Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend AI Miami International University of Art and Design. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida list. International Fine Arts College is a small private for-profit school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 92 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ringling College of Art and Design. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida. Ringling College of Art and Design is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sarasota, Florida. It awarded 114 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Full Sail University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida. Located in Winter Park, Florida, this large private for-profit school handed out 458 degrees to qualified ’s design students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Flagler College - St Augustine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida list. Saint Augustine, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s design degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lynn University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida list. Boca Raton, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s design degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Lynn University Fighting Knights Design & Applied Arts Report
Seminole State College of Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #6. Sanford, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s design degrees to 209 students in 2020-2021.
Full Seminole State College of Florida Design & Applied Arts Report
With a ranking of #7, Palm Beach Atlantic University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida list. Palm Beach Atlantic is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Palm Beach, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Southeastern University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida ranking. Located in Lakeland, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified ’s design students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, The University of Tampa did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida list. The University of Tampa is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Rasmussen University - Florida landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida ranking. Rasmussen University - Florida is a medium-sized school located in Ocala, Florida that handed out 38 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #11. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a medium-sized public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 15 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Miami Dade College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida ranking. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school awarded 77 diplomas to qualified ’s design students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Miami Dade College
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 25 degrees to qualified ’s design students in 2020-2021.
Full Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale Design & Applied Arts Report
Southern Technical College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida list. Located in Fort Myers, Florida, this small private for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified ’s design students in 2020-2021.
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Palm Beach State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Lake Worth, Florida, this large public school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified ’s design students in 2020-2021.
Florida State University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida ranking. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 48 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Florida ranked #17 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s design degrees to 87 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Florida Southern College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida list. This small school is located in Lakeland, Florida, and it awarded 2 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Florida State College at Jacksonville did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #19. This large school is located in Jacksonville, Florida, and it awarded 66 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #20, University of Miami did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida list. U Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s design degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #21. USF Tampa is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 26 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at University of South Florida - Main Campus
Jacksonville University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #22. Jacksonville University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 2 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Indian River State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida list. Indian River State College is a fairly large school located in Fort Pierce, Florida that handed out 8 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
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Daytona State College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida list. This fairly large school is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and it awarded 4 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Jose Maria Vargas University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida ranking. This small school is located in Pembroke Pines, Florida, and it awarded 0 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Hodges University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #25. Hodges University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Naples, Florida. It awarded 0 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
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