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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington

11 Colleges
$33,319 Avg Salary
$28,541 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 532 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, design and applied arts is the #33 most popular major in Washington.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Washington to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington

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

Top 10 Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Washington - Seattle Campus to be the best school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Washington. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, design graduates from UW Seattle carry an average student debtload of $14,718.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Washington University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public college with a large student population.

On average, design graduates from WWU take out $21,107 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle Pacific University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the large city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Cornish College of the Arts helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in Washington. Cornish College of the Arts is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

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Central Washington University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. CWU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Ellensburg.

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#7

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Seattle University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree design and applied arts programs. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

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#8

Bellevue College

Bellevue, WA

Bellevue College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the medium-sized city of Bellevue, BC is a public college with a large student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, design majors at BC accumulate an average of around $28,926 in student debt.

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#9

Walla Walla University

College Place, WA

Walla Walla University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for design and applied arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Walla Walla U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of College Place.

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Lake Washington Institute of Technology ranked #10 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public college with a small student population.

On average, design graduates from LWTech take out $14,462 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 3,773
Oregon 490
Nevada 110
Hawaii 19

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

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 11 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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