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

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

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

Design & Applied Arts is the #46 most popular major in Arizona with 594 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Arizona to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Tempe the most popular school in Arizona for design and applied arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 22% are male.

On average, design graduates from ASU - Tempe take out $22,487 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 $313.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. NAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

About 82% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 18% are male.

The average amount in student loans that design majors at NAU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $20,821. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $255, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Grand Canyon University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular design and applied arts schools in Arizona. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

Of the 69 students majoring in design at Grand Canyon University, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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Out of the 9 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Advancing Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, University of Advancing Technology is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in design at University of Advancing Technology, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the rural area of Prescott, Embry-Riddle Prescott is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in design at Embry-Riddle Prescott, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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Sessions College for Professional Design did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for design and applied arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Sessions College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

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Arizona State University - Skysong came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.

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#6

Dine College

Tsaile, AZ

Dine College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Dine College is a small public school located in the rural area of Tsaile.

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#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 9 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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