2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor'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 Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 52 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for design students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Featured Design Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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Top 10 Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Bellevue College the best value school in the Far Western US Region for design and applied arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. BC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bellevue.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BC are $9,594 a year. Design majors at BC take out an average of $28,926 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Jose State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jose State are $19,732 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lake Washington Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. LWTech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kirkland.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LWTech are $10,146 a year. The average amount in student loans that design majors at LWTech take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $14,462.
LWTech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSULB are $18,726 per year. On average, design graduates from CSULB take out $21,064 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Cogswell College is a great value for design and applied arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cogswell is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Jose.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cogswell are $21,784 per year. The average amount in student loans that design majors at Cogswell take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $31,307.
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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for design and applied arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public college with a very large student population.
Cal Poly Pomona undergraduate students pay an average of $19,319 in tuition and fees each year. On average, design graduates from Cal Poly Pomona take out $19,547 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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San Francisco State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’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.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SFSU are $19,184 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, design majors at SFSU accumulate an average of around $19,788 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $378, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Interior Designers Institute landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree design and applied arts programs. Interior Designers Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Newport Beach.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Interior Designers Institute are $20,250 a year.
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With a ranking of #9, California State University - Sacramento did quite well on this year’s best value schools for design and applied arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sac State are $19,272 per year.
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Western Washington University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. WWU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bellingham.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WWU are $25,930 a year. The average amount in student loans that design majors at WWU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,107.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
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Design & Applied Arts Related Majors for 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 25 schools only.
- 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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