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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

3 Colleges
$26,842 Avg Salary
$17,264 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for design majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Design & Applied Arts

#1

Gnomon

Hollywood, CA

Our analysis found Gnomon to be the best school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Gnomon is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Hollywood.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, design majors at Gnomon accumulate an average of around $40,803 in student debt.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, design majors at Los Angeles Trade Technical College accumulate an average of around $13,156 in student debt.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Los Angeles Trade Technical College Report

#3

San Diego Mesa College

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego Mesa College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. San Diego Mesa College is a large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at San Diego Mesa College

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best design and applied arts colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 3,773
Washington 532
Oregon 490
Nevada 110
Hawaii 19

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 3 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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