by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Design Major in New Jersey for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 New Jersey, there were 585 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,071 and $27,227 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 174 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,217 and $15,066 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Design Major in New Jersey for an Associate” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in design and applied arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular design and applied arts programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey associate degree design students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bergen Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in New Jersey for an Associate list. Located in Paramus, New Jersey, this fairly large public school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified associates’s design students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend County College of Morris. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in New Jersey for an Associate list. County College of Morris is a public institution located in Randolph, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mercer County Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Design Major in New Jersey for an Associate. Mercer County Community College is a medium-sized school located in West Windsor, New Jersey that handed out 24 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brookdale Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in New Jersey for an Associate list. Brookdale Community College is a public institution located in Lincroft, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sussex County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in New Jersey for an Associate list. This small school is located in Newton, New Jersey, and it awarded 22 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, Rowan College at Burlington County did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in New Jersey for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, and it awarded 16 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Berkeley College - Woodland Park did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in New Jersey for an Associate list. Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a small private for-profit school situated in Woodland Park, New Jersey. It awarded 13 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
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Raritan Valley Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Design Major in New Jersey for an Associate list. Located in Branchburg, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified associates’s design students in 2020-2021.
Salem Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Design Major in New Jersey for an Associate list. Located in Carneys Point, New Jersey, this small public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified associates’s design students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Cumberland County College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in New Jersey for an Associate list. Located in Vineland, New Jersey, this small public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s design students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Centenary University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in New Jersey for an Associate list. Centenary is located in Hackettstown, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 associates’s design degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Middlesex County College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Design Major in New Jersey for an Associate ranking. Middlesex County College is located in Edison, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s design degrees to qualified students.
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