2022 Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maryland

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for design and applied arts students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 188 associate degrees in design and applied arts to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Design & Applied Arts School for Your Associate Degree

The design associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality design program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to design and applied arts students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other design and applied arts students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt design and applied arts students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized design and applied arts related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for design and applied arts students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maryland list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Design & Applied Arts in Maryland

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in design and applied arts.

Top Maryland Schools for an Associate in Design

#1

Harford Community College

Bel Air, MD

29 Annual Graduates

Harford Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in design and applied arts. Harford Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the rural area of Bel Air.More information about a associate in design and applied arts from Harford Community College

#2

Community College of Baltimore County

Baltimore, MD

14 Annual Graduates

Community College of Baltimore County is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing an associate degree in design and applied arts. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, CCBC is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in design and applied arts from Community College of Baltimore County

#3

Cecil College

North East, MD

23 Annual Graduates

Cecil College is a good option for individuals interested in an associate degree in design and applied arts. Located in the rural area of North East, Cecil College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in design and applied arts from Cecil College

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Rankings in Majors Related to Design

Design & Applied Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.

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