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

7 Colleges
$32,100 Avg Salary
$26,477 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Colleges.

#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. Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

On average, design graduates from Academy of Art University take out $33,391 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $719.

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#2

Los Angeles Film School

Hollywood, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Los Angeles Film School. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Hollywood, LA Film School is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Design majors at LA Film School take out an average of $35,187 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#3

Western Nevada College

Carson City, NV

Out of the 7 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Nevada College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Carson City, WNC is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Great Basin College is a great place for design and applied arts students pursuing an online degree. Great Basin College is a small public school located in the remote town of Elko.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Great Basin College

#5

Solano Community College

Fairfield, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Solano Community College is a great place for design and applied arts students pursuing an online degree. Solano College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Fairfield.

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#5

San Bernardino Valley College

San Bernardino, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Bernardino Valley College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of San Bernardino, San Bernardino Valley College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UAF is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Fairbanks.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at University of Alaska Fairbanks

Explore the most popular online design and applied arts schools 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 7 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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