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2024 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Louisiana

4 Colleges in Louisiana
111 Design Degrees Awarded
$25,006 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.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Louisiana ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 111 degrees in design & applied arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Design & Applied Arts School

Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Louisiana 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. 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.

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

Pick Your Design & Applied Arts Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Design

The design school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Louisiana. 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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Best Schools for Design & Applied Arts in Louisiana

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 Louisiana Schools in Design

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In LA

Tulane University of Louisiana is a great choice for students interested in a degree in design & applied arts. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New Orleans. A Best Colleges rank of #78 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Tulane is a great university overall.

There were roughly 2 design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at Tulane in the most recent data year.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In LA
47.1% Growth in Graduates

Loyola University New Orleans is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in design & applied arts. Loyola New Orleans is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of New Orleans. A Best Colleges rank of #902 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Loyola New Orleans is a great university overall.

There were approximately 17 design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at Loyola New Orleans in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in design & applied arts from Loyola University New Orleans

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$25,006 Median Starting Salary

Louisiana Tech University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in design & applied arts. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public university located in the town of Ruston. This university ranks 8th out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.

There were roughly 13 design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at Louisiana Tech in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the design program state that they receive average early career income of $25,006.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In LA
16.7% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Louisiana at Lafayette if you want to pursue a degree in design & applied arts. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 29 schools for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.

There were approximately 18 design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at UL Lafayette in the most recent year we have data available.

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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
Georgia 287 1,446
Florida 282 1,127
North Carolina 279 944
Virginia 274 889
Tennessee 269 296
South Carolina 248 316
Kentucky 244 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
Graphic Design 37
Commercial & Advertising Art 30
Visual Communications 25
Industrial Design 18
Game & Interactive Media Design 1

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 370
Music 316
Drama & Theater Arts 182
Arts & Media Management 78
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 62
General Visual & Performing Arts 41
Other Visual Art 18
Dance 17

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