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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate School for You

With 3,773 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, design and applied arts is the #34 most popular major in California.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in California to see which graduate certificate 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.

Check out the design graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our analysis found California State University - Monterey Bay to be the most popular school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. CSUMB is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Seaside.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University - Dominguez Hills is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Carson, CSUDH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University - Fullerton is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Design & Applied Arts at California State University - Fullerton Report

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 532
Oregon 490
Nevada 110
Hawaii 19

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

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 3 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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