Most Focused Design And Applied Arts Schools in North Carolina
Design And Applied Arts is offered at a wide range of schools across the country, but only at some does it account for a large share of the degrees the school grants. This ranking identifies the schools most focused on design and applied arts — those where the major represents the largest percentage of degrees awarded.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared the degree focus of the 37 schools in North Carolina offering design and applied arts.
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Most Focused Schools for Design And Applied Arts in North Carolina
Below are the schools where design and applied arts makes up the largest share of degrees in North Carolina.
Top 25 Most Focused Design And Applied Arts Schools
No school devotes a larger share of its degrees to design and applied arts than Peace College. Peace College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Raleigh. At this school, roughly 13% of all degrees awarded are in design and applied arts, or about 22 graduates in the most recent year.
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Alamance Community College ranks #2 for design and applied arts by degree focus. Set in the suburb of Graham, Alamance Community College is a public institution. About 12% of the degrees Alamance Community College awards are in design and applied arts, or about 183 graduates in the most recent year.
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Central Piedmont Community College ranks #3 for design and applied arts by degree focus. Central Piedmont Community College is a public school located in the city of Charlotte. About 9% of the degrees Central Piedmont Community College awards are in design and applied arts, or about 626 graduates in the most recent year.
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Mitchell Community College ranks #4 for design and applied arts by degree focus. Mitchell Community College is a public school located in the town of Statesville. Design And Applied Arts accounts for around 8% of the degrees granted here, or about 72 graduates in the most recent year.
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A rank of #5 makes Salem College one of the most focused schools for design and applied arts. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, Salem College is a private not-for-profit university. About 7% of the degrees Salem College awards are in design and applied arts, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year.
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Wake Technical Community College placed #6 for design and applied arts by degree focus. Located in the suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public university. About 7% of the degrees Wake Technical Community College awards are in design and applied arts, or about 481 graduates in the most recent year.
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Randolph Community College placed #7 for design and applied arts by degree focus. Located in the town of Asheboro, Randolph Community College is a public university. At this school, roughly 7% of all degrees awarded are in design and applied arts, or about 70 graduates in the most recent year.
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Meredith College ranked #8 on our list of the most focused design and applied arts schools. Meredith College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Raleigh. About 5% of the degrees Meredith College awards are in design and applied arts, or about 27 graduates in the most recent year.
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Chowan University ranked #9 on our list of the most focused design and applied arts schools. Located in the rural area of Murfreesboro, Chowan University is a private not-for-profit university. About 5% of the degrees Chowan University awards are in design and applied arts, or about 10 graduates in the most recent year.
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High Point University placed #10 for design and applied arts by degree focus. Located in the city of High Point, High Point University is a private not-for-profit university. About 4% of the degrees High Point University awards are in design and applied arts, or about 66 graduates in the most recent year.
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Lenoir Community College comes in at #11 for design and applied arts focus this year. Lenoir Community College is a public school located in the town of Kinston. About 4% of the degrees Lenoir Community College awards are in design and applied arts, or about 28 graduates in the most recent year.
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Fayetteville Technical Community College comes in at #12 for design and applied arts focus this year. Fayetteville Technical Community College is a public school located in the city of Fayetteville. Design And Applied Arts accounts for around 4% of the degrees granted here, or about 220 graduates in the most recent year.
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Wayne Community College landed the #13 spot among the most focused design and applied arts schools. Wayne Community College is a public school located in the city of Goldsboro. Design And Applied Arts accounts for around 4% of the degrees granted here, or about 61 graduates in the most recent year.
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Queens University Of Charlotte comes in at #14 for design and applied arts focus this year. Queens University Of Charlotte is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Charlotte. Design And Applied Arts accounts for around 3% of the degrees granted here, or about 18 graduates in the most recent year.
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Wilkes Community College landed the #15 spot among the most focused design and applied arts schools. Set in the town of Wilkesboro, Wilkes Community College is a public institution. About 3% of the degrees Wilkes Community College awards are in design and applied arts, or about 30 graduates in the most recent year.
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Guilford Technical Community College placed #16 for design and applied arts by degree focus. Set in the suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public institution. About 3% of the degrees Guilford Technical Community College awards are in design and applied arts, or about 70 graduates in the most recent year.
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Elizabeth City State University comes in at #17 for design and applied arts focus this year. Set in the town of Elizabeth City, Elizabeth City State University is a public institution. About 3% of the degrees Elizabeth City State University awards are in design and applied arts, or about 10 graduates in the most recent year.
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Mcdowell Technical Community College placed #18 for design and applied arts by degree focus. Mcdowell Technical Community College is a public school located in the rural area of Marion. About 3% of the degrees Mcdowell Technical Community College awards are in design and applied arts, or about 11 graduates in the most recent year.
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Appalachian State University landed the #19 spot among the most focused design and applied arts schools. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State University is a public university. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in design and applied arts, or about 119 graduates in the most recent year.
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Catawba Valley Community College placed #20 for design and applied arts by degree focus. Set in the city of Hickory, Catawba Valley Community College is a public institution. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in design and applied arts, or about 21 graduates in the most recent year.
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Nash Community College comes in at #21 for design and applied arts focus this year. Nash Community College is a public school located in the rural area of Rocky Mount. About 2% of the degrees Nash Community College awards are in design and applied arts, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year.
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Pitt Community College comes in at #22 for design and applied arts focus this year. Set in the suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public institution. Design And Applied Arts accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 33 graduates in the most recent year.
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Cape Fear Community College comes in at #23 for design and applied arts focus this year. Located in the city of Wilmington, Cape Fear Community College is a public university. Design And Applied Arts accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 29 graduates in the most recent year.
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Western Piedmont Community College comes in at #24 for design and applied arts focus this year. Western Piedmont Community College is a public school located in the city of Morganton. Design And Applied Arts accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year.
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Stanly Community College ranked #25 on our list of the most focused design and applied arts schools. Stanly Community College is a public school located in the town of Albemarle. Design And Applied Arts accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 10 graduates in the most recent year.
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Rest of the Top 37 Most Focused Design And Applied Arts Schools
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
