2024 Best Other Design & Applied Arts Doctor's Degree Schools

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Doctor's Degree in other design & applied arts. It is ranked #593 out of 862 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for other design & applied arts students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4 doctor's degrees in other design & applied arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on other design & applied arts students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other other design & applied arts students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other design & applied arts related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for other design & applied arts students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The other design & applied arts 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 Other Design & Applied Arts Doctor's Degree Schools.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Other Design & Applied Arts in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in other design & applied arts.

Top Schools for a Doctorate in Other Design & Applied Arts

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Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

Illinois Institute of Technology is a great decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in other design & applied arts. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in other design & applied arts from Illinois Institute of Technology

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a wonderful option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in other design & applied arts. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis.More information about a doctorate in other design & applied arts from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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Auburn University
Auburn, AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in other design & applied arts needs to check out Auburn University. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in other design & applied arts from Auburn University

Other Design & Applied Arts by Region

View the Best Other Design & Applied Arts Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Rankings in Majors Related to Other Design & Applied Arts

One of 9 majors within the Design & Applied Arts area of study, Other Design & Applied Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.