2023 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in the Southeast Region
88
Ranked Colleges
1,332
Degrees Awarded
$21,870
Avg Salary
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 “Most Well Attended Design Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate” 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 the Southeast region, there were 8,508 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,342 and $26,806 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,332 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Design Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate” ranking looked at 88 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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Most Well Attended Design Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Design Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate”.
Top 26 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Technical Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Wake Technical Community College is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 91 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Wake Technical Community College Design & Applied Arts Report
Out of the 88 schools in the Most Well Attended Design Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Full Sail University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Winter Park, Florida, this large private for-profit school awarded 89 degrees to qualified associates’s design students in 2020-2021.
Full Full Sail University Design & Applied Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami Dade College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Miami Dade College is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 77 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Miami Dade College Design & Applied Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Piedmont Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Design Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design degrees to 68 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Central Piedmont Community College
Out of the 88 schools in the Most Well Attended Design Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Virginia Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Northern Virginia Community College is a public institution located in Annandale, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 63 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northern Virginia Community College Design & Applied Arts Report
Tidewater Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Design Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Tidewater Community College is a public institution located in Norfolk, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 44 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Tidewater Community College
Chattahoochee Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. Chattahoochee Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Marietta, Georgia. It awarded 42 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Chattahoochee Technical College
Seminole State College of Florida landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Seminole State College of Florida is a fairly large public school situated in Sanford, Florida. It awarded 39 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Seminole State
Gwinnett Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #9. Lawrenceville, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at GTC
With a ranking of #10, Fayetteville Technical Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. FTCC is a public institution located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 34 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full FTCC Design & Applied Arts Report
Trident Technical College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Design Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Trident Technical College is a public institution located in Charleston, South Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 31 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Trident Technical College Design & Applied Arts Report
Pellissippi State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #12. Pellissippi State Community College is a medium-sized school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 29 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Pellissippi State Community College
Guilford Technical Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Guilford Technical Community College is a public institution located in Jamestown, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 28 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Guilford Technical Community College
Rasmussen University - Florida did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #14. Ocala, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s design degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
Full Rasmussen University - Florida Design & Applied Arts Report
Chattanooga State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified associates’s design students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Chattanooga State Community College
Palm Beach State College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #16. Palm Beach State College is a large school located in Lake Worth, Florida that handed out 26 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Palm Beach State College
With a ranking of #17, Horry-Georgetown Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Located in Conway, South Carolina, this medium-sized public school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified associates’s design students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Horry-Georgetown Technical College
Randolph Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Asheboro, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified associates’s design students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Randolph Community College
Hinds Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Raymond, Mississippi, this fairly large public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified associates’s design students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Hinds Community College
John C Calhoun State Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. John C Calhoun State Community College is a medium-sized school located in Tanner, Alabama that handed out 21 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Calhoun Community College
Pitt Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Design Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Pitt Community College is located in Winterville, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 associates’s design degrees to qualified students.
Full Pitt Community College Design & Applied Arts Report
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Design Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale
With a ranking of #23, Florida State College at Jacksonville did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Located in Jacksonville, Florida, this large public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified associates’s design students in 2020-2021.
Full Florida State College at Jacksonville Design & Applied Arts Report
Delgado Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Design Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Delgado Community College is a public institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Delgado Community College
Nashville State Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Nashville State Community College is a public institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Nashville State Community College Design & Applied Arts Report
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