2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree School for You
Design & Applied Arts is the #36 most popular major in the country with 36,301 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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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Featured Design & Applied Arts Programs
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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Seattle Campus the best school in the Far Western US Region for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Otis College of Art and Design. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Otis College of Art and Design is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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California College of the Arts landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree design and applied arts programs. Located in the large city of San Francisco, California College of the Arts is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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California State University - Long Beach came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.
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San Francisco State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Art Center College of Design did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for design and applied arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Pasadena, Art Center College of Design is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Academy of Art University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Request InformationBest Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best design and applied arts schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 3,773 |
| Washington | 532 |
| Oregon | 490 |
| Nevada | 110 |
| Hawaii | 19 |
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Learn about other programs related to Design & Applied Arts that might interest you.
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Rankings in Majors Related to Design
One of 10 majors within the area of study, design and applied arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 14 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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