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

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

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

With 316 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, design and applied arts is the #50 most popular major in Colorado.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Colorado to see which bachelor's 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado

The colleges and universities below are the best for design majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top Colorado Schools for a Bachelor's in Design & Applied Arts

Our 2023 rankings named Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design the best school in Colorado for design and applied arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Lakewood, RMCAD is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, design graduates from RMCAD carry an average student debtload of $42,123. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $420.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design Report

#2

University of Denver

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

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Out of the 4 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the # 3 spot on the list. MSU Denver is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.

The average amount in student loans that design majors at MSU Denver take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $30,375.

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#4

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Colorado Mesa University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in Colorado. Located in the small city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 569
Idaho 125
Montana 25
Wyoming 22

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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