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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Arizona

4 Colleges
$23,224 Avg Salary
$17,798 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree School for You

Design & Applied Arts is the #46 most popular major in Arizona with 594 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Arizona to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Arizona to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Arizona

The following schools top our list of the Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Colleges.

Top Arizona Schools for an Associate in Design & Applied Arts

Our 2023 rankings named Scottsdale Community College the best school in Arizona for design and applied arts students working on their associate degree. Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Scottsdale.

After completing their Associate Degree, design graduates from Scottsdale Community College carry an average student debtload of $14,221.

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Out of the 4 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Sessions College for Professional Design landed the # 2 spot on the list. Sessions College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Advancing Technology is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, University of Advancing Technology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,449
Oklahoma 211
New Mexico 30

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

Majors Similar to Design

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Music 25,910
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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