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2024 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Georgia

9 Colleges in Georgia
2,046 Design Degrees Awarded
$32,584 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you pursue a degree in design & applied arts, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #36 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for design & applied arts students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 2,046 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 Georgia The design program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Design & Applied Arts rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for design & applied arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Associate Degrees in Design
Bachelor's Degrees in Design
Master's Degrees in Design

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Georgia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Design & Applied Arts in Georgia

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the design degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Georgia Schools in Design

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
73 Design Degrees Awarded
13.7% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in design & applied arts. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #24 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.

There were roughly 73 design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the design & applied arts degree program at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus get $15,615 above the standard college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

More information about a degree in design & applied arts from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1,069 Design Degrees Awarded
$34,415 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in design & applied arts has to take a look at Savannah College of Art and Design. SCAD is a fairly large private not-for-profit college located in the city of Savannah.

There were roughly 1069 design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at SCAD in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the design program report average early career wages of $34,415.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
44 Design Degrees Awarded
$34,179 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in design & applied arts has to check out Georgia Southern University. Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #586 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GaSou is a great university overall.

There were approximately 44 design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at GaSou in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the design program report average early career income of $34,179.

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Gwinnett Technical College
Lawrenceville, GA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
116 Design Degrees Awarded
$20,142 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in design & applied arts needs to take a look at Gwinnett Technical College. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #533 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GTC is a great college overall.

There were about 116 design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at GTC in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the design program state that they receive average early career earnings of $20,142.

More information about a degree in design & applied arts from Gwinnett Technical College

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Brenau University
Gainesville, GA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In GA
25.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Gainesville, Brenau is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #997 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Brenau is a great university overall.

There were about 12 design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at Brenau in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$23,649 Median Starting Salary
$42,822 Median Student Debt

Ai Atlanta is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Atlanta.

There were roughly 28 design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at Ai Atlanta in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the design program make around $23,649 in their early career salary.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$29,444 Median Starting Salary
$26,750 Median Student Debt

Located in the distant town of Dahlonega, UNG is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 28th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were about 11 design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at UNG in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the design program report average early career earnings of $29,444.

More information about a degree in design & applied arts from University of North Georgia

8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
20th Most Popular In GA

VSU is a large public university located in the small city of Valdosta. This university ranks 37th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were about 4 design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at VSU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in design & applied arts from Valdosta State University

9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
38 Design Degrees Awarded
$19,408 Median Starting Salary

CAU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Atlanta. This university ranks 58th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were roughly 38 design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at CAU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the design program report average early career wages of $19,408.

More information about a degree in design & applied arts from Clark Atlanta University

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AIU Atlanta is a small private for-profit university located in the city of Atlanta. This university ranks 66th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were approximately 4 design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at AIU Atlanta in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the design program earn an average of $19,700 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a degree in design & applied arts from American InterContinental University - Atlanta

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 282 1,127
North Carolina 279 944
Virginia 274 889
Tennessee 269 296
South Carolina 248 316
Kentucky 244 84
Louisiana 242 84
Mississippi 234 81
Arkansas 234 228
Alabama 233 246
West Virginia 207 114

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

Design Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Visual Communications 474
Interior Design 407
Illustration 365
Fashion Design 237
Industrial Design 202
Game & Interactive Media Design 186
Graphic Design 94
Commercial Photography 63
Commercial & Advertising Art 11
Other Design & Applied Arts 7

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 945
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 891
Music 502
Drama & Theater Arts 456
Arts & Media Management 155
General Visual & Performing Arts 109
Dance 56

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