2025 Best Other Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
7Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
397Other Design & Applied Arts Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in other design & applied arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #370 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for other design & applied arts students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 397 degrees in other design & applied arts to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Other Design & Applied Arts School
The other design & applied arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Other Design & Applied Arts rankings. We derive our Best Overall Other 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.
Other Design & Applied Arts Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Other Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Translate your creative ideas through concept, design and digital media with a bachelor's in graphic design online from Southern New Hampshire University.
Take the first step toward a career of visual expression and doing what you love with this online associate degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
Learn to create a striking portfolio and hone the skills you need to succeed in the world of professional photography with this online digital photography degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
Best Schools for Other Design & Applied Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the other design & applied arts degree levels they offer.
Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Other Design & Applied Arts
Fashion Institute of Technology is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in other design & applied arts. FIT SUNY is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #32 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means FIT SUNY is a great school overall.
There were approximately 25 other design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at FIT SUNY in the most recent data year.
Syracuse University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in other design & applied arts. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.
There were about 6 other design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year.
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Every student pursuing a degree in other design & applied arts needs to check out Maryland Institute College of Art. MICA is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Baltimore.
There were approximately 180 other design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at MICA in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in other design & applied arts needs to look into Drexel University. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #115 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Drexel is a great university overall.
There were approximately 54 other design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. This school ranks 22nd out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 71 other design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at New School University in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of New York, MMC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 35th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 2 other design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at MMC in the most recent data year.
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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).
The other design & applied arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Other Design & Applied Arts rankings. We derive our Best Overall Other Design & Applied Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
