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2024 Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

3 Colleges in New Jersey
174 Associate Degrees
$24,398 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you pursue a associate degree in design & applied arts, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #19 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for design & applied arts students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 174 associate degrees in design & applied arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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

Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey Your choice of design & applied arts for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

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

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in design & applied arts.

Top New Jersey Schools for an Associate in Design

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13 Annual Graduates
$17,500 Median Student Debt

Berkeley College - Woodland Park is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in design & applied arts. Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a small private for-profit college located in the suburb of Woodland Park.More information about a associate in design & applied arts from Berkeley College - Woodland Park

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Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in design & applied arts has to check out Brookdale Community College. Brookdale Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the rural area of Lincroft.

Associate students who receive their degree from the design program make about $24,969 in their early career salary.

More information about a associate in design & applied arts from Brookdale Community College

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County College of Morris is a great option for students pursuing an associate degree in design & applied arts. Located in the large suburb of Randolph, County College of Morris is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the design program earn around $23,827 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a associate in design & applied arts from County College of Morris

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 196 1,475
Pennsylvania 179 170
Maryland 126 178
Delaware 60 31
District of Columbia 36 12

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One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Design & Applied Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Design Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Graphic Design 71
Commercial & Advertising Art 41
Interior Design 32
Game & Interactive Media Design 18
Fashion Design 12

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 197
General Visual & Performing Arts 76
Music 34
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 12
Other Visual Art 2

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