2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree School for You
Design & Applied Arts is the #36 most popular major in the country with 36,301 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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.
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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
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Top 10 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Academy of Art University to be the most popular school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
About 79% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 21% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California College of the Arts. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Francisco, California College of the Arts is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 25 students majoring in design at California College of the Arts, 32% are male and 68% are female.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Art Center College of Design helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular design and applied arts schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Art Center College of Design is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 24 students majoring in design at Art Center College of Design, 29% are male and 71% are female.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 21 students majoring in design at USC, 19% are male and 81% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Otis College of Art and Design. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Otis College of Art and Design is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 73% of the design majors at the school.
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University of Oregon did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for design and applied arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 11 students majoring in design at UO, 55% are male and 45% are female.
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San Francisco State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.
About 67% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 33% are male.
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Pacific Northwest College of Art ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Portland, Pacific Northwest College of Art is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Of the 7 students majoring in design at Pacific Northwest College of Art, 43% are male and 57% are female.
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With a ranking of #9, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
About 50% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 50% are male.
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Laguna College of Art and Design did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for design and applied arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Laguna Beach, LCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Women make up 50% of the design majors at the school.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 3,773 |
| Washington | 532 |
| Oregon | 490 |
| Nevada | 110 |
| Hawaii | 19 |
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Majors Related to Design
One of 10 majors within the area of study, design and applied arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 20 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).
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