2025 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Alabama
4Colleges in Alabama
302Design Degrees Awarded
$32,983Avg Early-Career Salary
Ranked #36 in popularity, design & applied arts is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Alabama to determine which ones were the best for design & applied arts students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 302 degrees in design & applied arts to qualified students.
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The design program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Design & Applied Arts rankings. For our Best Overall Design & Applied Arts School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Alabama list to help you make the college 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.
The schools below may not offer all types of design degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Auburn University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in design & applied arts. Auburn is a very large public university located in the city of Auburn. A Best Colleges rank of #169 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Auburn is a great university overall.
There were roughly 165 design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the design & applied arts program at Auburn University earn $13,602 above the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Samford University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in design & applied arts. Located in the large suburb of Birmingham, Samford is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 5th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were approximately 26 design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at Samford in the most recent data year. Those design & applied arts students who get their degree from Samford University make $8,340 more than the average design student.
Translate your creative ideas through concept, design and digital media with a bachelor's in graphic design online from Southern New Hampshire University.
Every student pursuing a degree in design & applied arts has to look into The University of Alabama. UA is a very large public university located in the city of Tuscaloosa. A Best Colleges rank of #180 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UA is a great university overall.
There were about 27 design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at UA in the most recent data year. Design & Applied Arts degree recipients from The University of Alabama get an earnings boost of about $11,232 above the typical income of design & applied arts graduates.
Every student who is interested in design & applied arts needs to take a look at Troy University. TROY is a large public university located in the town of Troy. This university ranks 24th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.More information about a degree in design & applied arts from Troy University
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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 design program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Design & Applied Arts rankings. For our Best Overall Design & Applied Arts School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
