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Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

4 Colleges
$23,224 Avg Salary
$17,798 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for design majors pursuing an online associate degree.

#1

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Academy of Art University the most popular online school in the Far Western US Region for design and applied arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in design at Academy of Art University, 25% are male and 75% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, design majors at Academy of Art University accumulate an average of around $32,177 in student debt.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Academy of Art University Report

#2

Western Nevada College

Carson City, NV

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Nevada College is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their online associate degree. Located in the small city of Carson City, WNC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in design at WNC, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Western Nevada College Report

Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Great Basin College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Great Basin College is a small public school located in the remote town of Elko.

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#4

Solano Community College

Fairfield, CA

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Solano Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in the Far Western US Region . Solano College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Fairfield.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Solano Community College Report

Explore the most popular online 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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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 4 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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