Assocates Degree Graphic Design Schools in Ga

2022 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Georgia

1,511 Design Degrees Awarded

$29,433 Avg Early-Career Salary

Ranked #34 in popularity, design and applied arts is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 14 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of design and applied arts. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,511 degrees in design and applied arts during the 2019-2020 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections:

• Degree-Level Rankings
• Best Overall Design & Applied Arts Schools List

Choosing a Great Design & Applied Arts School

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.

Pick Your Design & Applied Arts Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Georgia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Design & Applied Arts in Georgia

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the design degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Georgia Schools in Design

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

63 Design Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in design and applied arts. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. A Best Schools rank of #35 out of 2,576 schools nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.

There were about 63 design and applied arts students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent data year. Those design and applied arts students who get their degree from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus receive $18,067 more than the typical design grad.

More information about a degree in design and applied arts from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

47 Design Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in design and applied arts has to look into Georgia Southern University. Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Schools rank of #567 out of 2,576 colleges nationwide means GaSou is a great university overall.

There were approximately 47 design and applied arts students who graduated with this degree at GaSou in the most recent year we have data available. Those design and applied arts students who get their degree from Georgia Southern University earn $5,567 more than the average design grad.

More information about a degree in design and applied arts from Georgia Southern University

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

1,087 Design Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Savannah College of Art and Design if you wish to pursue a degree in design and applied arts. SCAD is a large private not-for-profit college located in the midsize city of Savannah.

There were about 1087 design and applied arts students who graduated with this degree at SCAD in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the design program earn an average of $30,750 for their early career.

More information about a degree in design and applied arts from Savannah College of Art and Design

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

45 Design Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Chattahoochee Technical College if you wish to pursue a degree in design and applied arts. Located in the large suburb of Marietta, Chattahoochee Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Schools rank of #828 out of 2,576 schools nationwide means Chattahoochee Technical College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 45 design and applied arts students who graduated with this degree at Chattahoochee Technical College in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the design program report average early career wages of $14,200.

More information about a degree in design and applied arts from Chattahoochee Technical College

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

46 Design Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Schools rank of #541 out of 2,576 colleges nationwide means GTC is a great college overall.

There were about 46 design and applied arts students who graduated with this degree at GTC in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the design program state that they receive average early career income of $17,700.

More information about a degree in design and applied arts from Gwinnett Technical College

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the town of Dahlonega, UNG is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Schools rank of #934 out of 2,576 colleges nationwide means UNG is a great university overall.

There were roughly 17 design and applied arts students who graduated with this degree at UNG in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in design and applied arts from University of North Georgia

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the small city of Gainesville, Brenau is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 36th out of 80 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were approximately 9 design and applied arts students who graduated with this degree at Brenau in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in design and applied arts from Brenau University

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

51 Design Degrees Awarded

Ai Atlanta is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

There were roughly 51 design and applied arts students who graduated with this degree at Ai Atlanta in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the design program earn around $23,500 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a degree in design and applied arts from The Art Institute of Atlanta

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	276	1,145
North Carolina	274	883
Virginia	268	789
Tennessee	257	306
South Carolina	239	297
Kentucky	238	87
Alabama	230	245
Mississippi	228	95
Arkansas	226	168
Louisiana	225	99
West Virginia	205	93

Other Rankings

View All Rankings >

Design & Applied Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Design Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Illustration	346
Interior Design	314
Fashion Design	247
Industrial Design	206
Game & Interactive Media Design	189
Visual Communications	116
Commercial Photography	45
Graphic Design	28
Commercial & Advertising Art	20

View All Design Focus Areas >

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts	916
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	695
Drama & Theater Arts	475
Music	470
General Visual & Performing Arts	98
Arts & Media Management	66
Dance	44

View All Design Related Majors >

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.

Assocates Degree Graphic Design Schools in Ga

Source: https://www.collegefactual.com/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/design-and-applied-arts/rankings/top-ranked/southeast/georgia/