A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to use artistic techniques to effectively communicate ideas and information to business and consumer audiences via the creation of effective forms, shapes, and packaging for manufactured products. Includes instruction in designing in a wide variety of plastic and digital media, prototype construction, design development and refinement, principles of cost saving, and product structure and performance criteria relevant to aesthetic design parameters.
| School | State | Control | CCCU Member | ABHE Member | Total Bachelor's Degrees | Total Bachelor's Programs | Bachelor's Programs Partially Online | Bachelor's Programs Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferris State University | MI | Public | No | No | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | MI | Public | No | No | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico | PR | Public | No | No | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Appalachian State University | NC | Public | No | No | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-San Francisco | CA | Private For-Profit | No | No | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Jefferson University | PA | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Swarthmore College | PA | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa State University | IA | Public | No | No | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedarville University | OH | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleveland Institute of Art | OH | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Auburn University | AL | Public | No | No | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | VA | Public | No | No | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | OH | Public | No | No | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Walla Walla University | WA | Private Non-Profit | Yes | No | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus | OH | Public | No | No | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| University of Houston | TX | Public | No | No | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| College for Creative Studies | MI | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fashion Institute of Technology | NY | Public | No | No | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clemson University | SC | Public | No | No | 96 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Montclair State University | NJ | Public | No | No | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | MN | Public | No | No | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus | PR | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette | LA | Public | No | No | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Maryland Institute College of Art | MD | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| University of Illinois Chicago | IL | Public | No | No | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | IL | Public | No | No | 54 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | MA | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | GA | Public | No | No | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | NY | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kean University | NJ | Public | No | No | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pratt Institute-Main | NY | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 77 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology | PA | Public | No | No | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brigham Young University | UT | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lebanon Valley College | PA | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Columbus College of Art and Design | OH | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Purdue University-Main Campus | IN | Public | No | No | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Art Institute | MO | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnson & Wales University-Providence | RI | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Western Washington University | WA | Public | No | No | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Technological University | MI | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh | NC | Public | No | No | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Savannah College of Art and Design | GA | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 82 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| California College of the Arts | CA | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| The New School | NY | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Syracuse University | NY | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Massachusetts College of Art and Design | MA | Public | No | No | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| University of Wisconsin-Stout | WI | Public | No | No | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| San Jose State University | CA | Public | No | No | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco State University | CA | Public | No | No | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| University of Advancing Technology | AZ | Private For-Profit | No | No | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Western Michigan University | MI | Public | No | No | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles | CA | Private For-Profit | No | No | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| California State University-Long Beach | CA | Public | No | No | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Otis College of Art and Design | CA | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | NJ | Public | No | No | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| University of Bridgeport | CT | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| University of Utah | UT | Public | No | No | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| The University of the Arts | PA | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion | AZ | Public | No | No | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Newschool of Architecture and Design | CA | Private For-Profit | No | No | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SUNY Buffalo State | NY | Public | No | No | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus | WA | Public | No | No | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver | CO | Public | No | No | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Drexel University | PA | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design | WI | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| School | State | Control | CCCU Member | ABHE Member | Total Bachelor's Degrees | Total Bachelor's Programs | Bachelor's Programs Partially Online | Bachelor's Programs Fully Online |