Design and Applied Arts

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 50.0401 - 50.0499.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 1100 institutions across the United States, with a total of 112516 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

6,660

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

7,578

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

19,777

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

295

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

1,688

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

21

degrees awarded

Other Awards

76,497

awards given

Top Schools for Design and Applied Arts

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, NY
4,256
2 Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, GA
2,718
3 The New School
New York, NY
2,112
4 Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH
1,986
5 Full Sail University
Winter Park, FL
1,791
6 Pratt Institute-Main
Brooklyn, NY
1,617
7 Wake Technical Community College
Raleigh, NC
1,253
8 Columbus State Community College
Columbus, OH
1,049
9 Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
993
10 Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore, MD
867
11 Collin County Community College District
McKinney, TX
861
12 FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
Los Angeles, CA
846
13 Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH
837
14 Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
828
15 Art Center College of Design
Pasadena, CA
828
16 School of Visual Arts
New York, NY
813
17 Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL
774
18 Utah Valley University
Orem, UT
742
19 Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN
735
20 University of California-Davis
Davis, CA
720
21 Iowa State University
Ames, IA
708
22 NUC University
Bayamon, PR
699
23 Chattahoochee Technical College
Marietta, GA
687
24 San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
666
25 Seminole State College of Florida
Sanford, FL
662
26 Austin Community College District
Austin, TX
653
27 Central Piedmont Community College
Charlotte, NC
635
28 Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe, AZ
630
29 Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Boston, MA
562
30 San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
555
31 New York School of Interior Design
New York, NY
555
32 Miami Dade College
Miami, FL
529
33 Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
Lakewood, CO
528
34 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH
522
35 Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY
522
36 Sinclair Community College
Dayton, OH
492
37 Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
462
38 University of Wisconsin-Stout
Menomonie, WI
447
39 Mt San Antonio College
Walnut, CA
436
40 University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
404
41 Santa Monica College
Santa Monica, CA
399
42 Columbus College of Art & Design
Columbus, OH
396
43 University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
396
44 University of North Texas
Denton, TX
393
45 Appalachian State University
Boone, NC
393
46 Guilford Technical Community College
Jamestown, NC
388
47 Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA
387
48 Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
Milwaukee, WI
387
49 Auburn University
Auburn, AL
387
50 Henry Ford College
Dearborn, MI
386
51 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN
375
52 Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
375
53 Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Minneapolis, MN
373
54 Ringling College of Art and Design
Sarasota, FL
372
55 Johnson County Community College
Overland Park, KS
361
56 California College of the Arts
San Francisco, CA
360
57 CUNY Queens College
Queens, NY
360
58 Portland Community College
Portland, OR
349
59 California State University-Long Beach
Long Beach, CA
348
60 California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Pomona, CA
348
61 Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
348
62 Central Georgia Technical College
Warner Robins, GA
347
63 Atlanta Technical College
Atlanta, GA
337
64 Dallas College
Dallas, TX
335
65 Cuyahoga Community College District
Cleveland, OH
334
66 Sessions College for Professional Design
Tempe, AZ
328
67 CUNY New York City College of Technology
Brooklyn, NY
327
68 The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
323
69 Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
315
70 South Plains College
Levelland, TX
305
71 Sierra College
Rocklin, CA
300
72 William T McFatter Technical College
Davie, FL
299
73 Gwinnett Technical College
Lawrenceville, GA
297
74 Laguna College of Art and Design
Laguna Beach, CA
297
75 University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
297
76 Montgomery College
Rockville, MD
293
77 San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena, TX
292
78 Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Bowling Green, OH
291
79 Otis College of Art and Design
Los Angeles, CA
288
80 College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL
287
81 Portland State University
Portland, OR
285
82 Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI
273
83 Boise State University
Boise, ID
270
84 Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI
269
85 Mitchell Community College
Statesville, NC
268
86 Kean University
Union, NJ
267
87 Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ
267
88 Metropolitan Community College Area
Omaha, NE
264
89 DePaul University
Chicago, IL
264
90 North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Raleigh, NC
261
91 Century College
White Bear Lake, MN
261
92 California State University-Chico
Chico, CA
255
93 Connecticut State Community College
Hartford, CT
255
94 St Charles Community College
Cottleville, MO
252
95 Tulsa Technology Center
Tulsa, OK
251
96 Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, IA
250
97 Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO
249
98 College for Creative Studies
Detroit, MI
249
99 Saddleback College
Mission Viejo, CA
247
100 Tidewater Community College
Norfolk, VA
245