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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado

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$33,319 Avg Salary
$28,541 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 316 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, design and applied arts is the #50 most popular major in Colorado.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Colorado to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Design & Applied Arts program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for design majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design to be the most popular school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Colorado. Located in the midsize city of Lakewood, RMCAD is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 117 students majoring in design at RMCAD, 32% are male and 68% are female.

On average, design graduates from RMCAD take out $42,123 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $420.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. MSU Denver is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.

About 45% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 55% are male.

Design majors at MSU Denver take out an average of $30,375 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#3

University of Denver

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

Women make up 46% of the design majors at the school.

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#4

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Mesa University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in design at Colorado Mesa, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 569
Idaho 125
Montana 25
Wyoming 22

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

Majors Similar 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 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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