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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

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

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 3,773 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, design and applied arts is the #34 most popular major in California.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 California ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in California to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

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

Top California Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Design & Applied Arts

#1

Gnomon

Hollywood, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Gnomon the best school in California for design and applied arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Hollywood, Gnomon is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Gnomon

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Los Angeles Trade Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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 join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Diego Mesa College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Diego, San Diego Mesa College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 532
Oregon 490
Nevada 110
Hawaii 19

Design & Applied Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

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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