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2024 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in New Hampshire

3 Colleges in New Hampshire
456 Design Degrees Awarded
$33,944 Avg Early-Career Salary
Design & Applied Arts is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #36 most popular major 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 Hampshire to determine which ones were the best for design & applied arts students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 456 degrees in design & applied arts to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Design & Applied Arts School

Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in New Hampshire Your choice of design & applied arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Design & Applied Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Design & Applied Arts Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Design

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 Schools in New Hampshire list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Design & Applied Arts in New Hampshire

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the design degree levels they offer.

Top New Hampshire Schools in Design

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
388 Design Degrees Awarded
11.1% Growth in Graduates

Southern New Hampshire University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in design & applied arts. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize suburb of Manchester. A Best Colleges rank of #245 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SNHU is a great university overall.

There were about 388 design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at SNHU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the design & applied arts major at Southern New Hampshire University earn $4,032 more than the average college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Keene State College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in design & applied arts. Keene State is a small public college located in the distant town of Keene. This college ranks 5th out of 17 schools for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.

There were approximately 21 design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at Keene State in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the design & applied arts program at Keene State College get $2,801 more than the typical college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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New England College
Henniker, NH

New England College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in design & applied arts. NEC is a small private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of Henniker. This college ranks 12th out of 17 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.

There were roughly 27 design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at NEC in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the design program make about $27,112 for their early career.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 301 885
Connecticut 241 241
Maine 202 24
Rhode Island 200 159
Vermont 194 99

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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 Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Graphic Design 401
Commercial & Advertising Art 21
Illustration 18
Visual Communications 6
Game & Interactive Media Design 6
Industrial Design 4

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 237
Fine & Studio Arts 131
Drama & Theater Arts 49
Music 46
General Visual & Performing Arts 10
Dance 3

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