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.
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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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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 analysis found University of Washington - Seattle Campus to be the best school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.
Out of the 14 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 2 spot on the list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Otis College of Art and Design. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Otis College of Art and Design is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. 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 ranked #6 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the 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 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 #7 on the list. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.
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San Francisco State University 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.
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Art Center College of Design came in at #9 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 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 ranked #10 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, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Best 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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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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