by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Design Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Wisconsin, there were 764 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,681 and $26,682 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 396 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,390 and $27,888 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Design Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Design Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Menomonie, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school handed out 132 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s design students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Well Attended Design Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design landed the #2 spot on the list. MIAD is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 106 bachelors’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Design Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s design students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Well Attended Design Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay landed the #5 spot on the list. UW - Green Bay is a medium-sized school located in Green Bay, Wisconsin that handed out 19 bachelors’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Design & Applied Arts Report
Mount Mary University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Design Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s ranking. Mount Mary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 15 bachelors’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
With a ranking of #7, Concordia University, Wisconsin did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. Mequon, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s design degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Concordia University, Wisconsin
With a ranking of #7, Carthage College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. Carthage College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kenosha, Wisconsin. It awarded 13 bachelors’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Edgewood College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Design Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. Edgewood is a small school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 8 bachelors’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Saint Norbert College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. Saint Norbert College is a private not-for-profit institution located in De Pere, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Saint Norbert College
Lakeland University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Design Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. Lakeland University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Plymouth, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Lakeland University
With a ranking of #12, Northland College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Ashland, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s design students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Cardinal Stritch University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Design Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. Cardinal Stritch University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Cardinal Stritch University
With a ranking of #14, Wisconsin Lutheran College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. Wisconsin Lutheran College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Alverno College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. Alverno is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s design degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #16, Rasmussen University - Wisconsin did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, this small private for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s design students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Rasmussen University - Wisconsin
Marian University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #16. Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s design degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Viterbo University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. Viterbo is a small school located in La Crosse, Wisconsin that handed out 1 bachelors’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
With a ranking of #19, Carroll University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. Carroll University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waukesha, Wisconsin. It awarded 0 bachelors’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Carroll University
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