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 Highly Focused on Design Major in Louisiana” ranking.
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 Louisiana, there were 111 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,006 and $30,924 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Louisiana” ranking looked at 9 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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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 Louisiana” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana design students.
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 Highly Focused on Design Major in Louisiana. Delta College of Arts & Technology is a private for-profit institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Delta College of Arts & Technology Design & Applied Arts Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University New Orleans landed the #2 spot on the list. Loyola New Orleans is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 ’s degrees 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%.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Loyola University New Orleans
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, SOWELA Technical Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and it awarded 29 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Full SOWELA Technical Community College Design & Applied Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Louisiana list. This fairly large school is located in Ruston, Louisiana, and it awarded 13 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delgado Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Louisiana list. Delgado Community College is a fairly large public school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 18 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Delgado Community College
University of Louisiana at Lafayette ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Louisiana list. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public school situated in Lafayette, Louisiana. It awarded 18 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Tulane University of Louisiana came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Louisiana ranking. Tulane University of Louisiana is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s design degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Tulane University of Louisiana Design & Applied Arts Report
Louisiana College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Louisiana ranking. This small school is located in Pineville, Louisiana, and it awarded 0 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Digital Media Institute at InterTech landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Louisiana ranking. This small school is located in Shreveport, Louisiana, and it awarded 0 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Digital Media Institute at InterTech
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