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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the design master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in Design & Applied Arts

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best school in the Southwest Region for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Central Oklahoma came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UCO is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edmond.

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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree design and applied arts programs. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.

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Arizona State University - Skysong came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best design and applied arts colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,449
Arizona 594
Oklahoma 211
New Mexico 30

One of 10 majors within the area of study, design and applied arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 8 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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