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2023 Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Southwest Region

12 Colleges
$29,079 Avg Salary
$23,287 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular online 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 .

Our analysis found Sessions College for Professional Design to be the most popular school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue an online degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Tempe, Sessions College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average amount in student loans that design majors at Sessions College take out is $19,864.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great place for design and applied arts students pursuing an online degree. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Grand Canyon University Report

The excellent online programs at Texas State Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Waco, TSTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, design majors at TSTC accumulate an average of around $12,500 in student debt.

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#4

Clary Sage College

Tulsa, OK

Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clary Sage College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Clary Sage College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Tulsa.

While working on their degree, design majors at Clary Sage College accumulate an average of around $11,368 in student debt.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Clary Sage College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Institute of Interior Design. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fountain Hills, AIID is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that design majors at AIID take out is $8,313.

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Scottsdale Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Design majors at Scottsdale Community College take out an average of $12,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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University of Advancing Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best design and applied arts programs. University of Advancing Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

On average, design graduates from University of Advancing Technology take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Design & Applied Arts at University of Advancing Technology Report

#8

Yavapai College

Prescott, AZ

Yavapai College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Yavapai College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Prescott.

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Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best design and applied arts programs. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

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#10

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, OK

Oklahoma City Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. OCCC is a large public school located in the city of Oklahoma City.

The average amount in student loans that design majors at OCCC take out is $10,500.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Oklahoma City Community College Report

Explore the most popular online design and applied arts schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,449
Arizona 594
Oklahoma 211
New Mexico 30

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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 12 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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