2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in District of Columbia

Design & Applied Arts is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #74 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the most popular for design and applied arts students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 28 master's degrees in design and applied arts during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Design & Applied Arts in District of Columbia

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for design and applied arts students seeking a a master's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Design Students Working on Their Master's

1

George Washington University
Washington, DC

24 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in design and applied arts has to take a look at George Washington University. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in design and applied arts in District of Columbia.

After graduation, design master's recipients typically earn around $50,300 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a master’s in design and applied arts from George Washington University

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American University
Washington, DC

4 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

American University is a popular choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in design and applied arts. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in design and applied arts in District of Columbia. More information about a master’s in design and applied arts from American University

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	249	414
Pennsylvania	238	99
Maryland	190	105
Delaware	88	4

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Design & Applied Arts Related Rankings by Major

One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Design & Applied Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Design Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Interior Design	20
Visual Communications	4
Game & Interactive Media Design	4

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	51
Fine & Studio Arts	30
Drama & Theater Arts	25
Arts & Media Management	17
Music	16

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.