2024 Best Other Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

a bachelor's degree in other design & applied arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #269 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for other design & applied arts students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 250 bachelor's degrees in other design & applied arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Other Design & Applied Arts School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The other design & applied arts bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality other design & applied arts program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. 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.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to other design & applied arts students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other other design & applied arts students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other design & applied arts related body.

Our full 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 bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Other Design & Applied Arts Schools

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Other Design & Applied Arts in the Southeast Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in other design & applied arts.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Other Design & Applied Arts

1

Auburn University
Auburn, AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

Auburn University is a great option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in other design & applied arts. Auburn is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Auburn.More information about a bachelor’s in other design & applied arts from Auburn University

2

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

43 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Virginia Commonwealth University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in other design & applied arts. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in other design & applied arts from Virginia Commonwealth University

3

Full Sail University
Winter Park, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

202 Annual Graduates

Full Sail University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in other design & applied arts. Located in the large suburb of Winter Park, Full Sail University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in other design & applied arts from Full Sail University

Best Other Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best other design & applied arts colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	202
North Carolina	453	3
Virginia	421	43
South Carolina	370	0
Kentucky	331	0
Alabama	320	2

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Other Design & Applied Arts Related Rankings by Major

Other Design & Applied Arts is one of 9 different types of Design & Applied Arts programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Interior Design	883
Graphic Design	877
Illustration	503
Visual Communications	457
Industrial Design	378
Fashion Design	314
Game & Interactive Media Design	197
Commercial Photography	68
Commercial & Advertising Art	61

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.