by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Design Major in Florida” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Design & Applied Arts is the 36th most popular major in the country with 36,301 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, design and applied arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,426 and had an average of $25,481 in loans still to pay off.
Across Florida, there were 1,520 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,902 and $27,703 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Design Major in Florida” ranking, we looked at 26 colleges that offer a degree in design and applied arts. To top this list, a school must have a successful design and applied arts program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Design Major in Florida” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for florida design students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Full Sail University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Design Major in Florida. Winter Park, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s design degrees to 458 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 26 schools in the Most Well Attended Design Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Ringling College of Art and Design landed the #2 spot on the list. Ringling College of Art and Design is a small school located in Sarasota, Florida that handed out 114 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend AI Miami International University of Art and Design. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in Florida list. AI Miami International University of Art and Design is a small private for-profit school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 92 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami Dade College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in Florida list. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school handed out 77 diplomas to qualified ’s design students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seminole State College of Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in Florida list. Seminole State College of Florida is a fairly large school located in Sanford, Florida that handed out 209 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Florida did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in Florida list. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 87 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Florida State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in Florida ranking. Florida State University is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 48 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Rasmussen University - Florida did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in Florida list. Rasmussen University - Florida is located in Ocala, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 ’s design degrees to qualified students.
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Flagler College - St Augustine ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Design Major in Florida list. Flagler St. Augustine is located in Saint Augustine, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 ’s design degrees to qualified students.
Palm Beach State College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in Florida ranking. Palm Beach State College is a public institution located in Lake Worth, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #10. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 26 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
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Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Design Major in Florida list. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 ’s design degrees to qualified students.
Full Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale Design & Applied Arts Report
The University of Tampa came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Design Major in Florida ranking. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s design degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Florida State College at Jacksonville landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in Florida ranking. FSCJ is a large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 66 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Southeastern University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Lakeland, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 16 degrees to qualified ’s design students in 2020-2021.
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #16. Florida A&M University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Lynn University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Design Major in Florida ranking. Lynn University is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 ’s design degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Miami came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Design Major in Florida ranking. U Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s design degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Palm Beach Atlantic University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #19. This small school is located in West Palm Beach, Florida, and it awarded 8 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Palm Beach Atlantic University
Indian River State College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Fort Pierce, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified ’s design students in 2020-2021.
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Daytona State College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in Florida ranking. Located in Daytona Beach, Florida, this fairly large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified ’s design students in 2020-2021.
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Southern Technical College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in Florida ranking. This small school is located in Fort Myers, Florida, and it awarded 2 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
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Jacksonville University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #22. This small school is located in Jacksonville, Florida, and it awarded 2 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #22, Florida Southern College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in Florida list. Located in Lakeland, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified ’s design students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Jose Maria Vargas University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #25. JMVU is a private for-profit institution located in Pembroke Pines, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #25, Hodges University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in Florida list. International College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Naples, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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