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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, design and applied arts was ranked #36 in the country. In fact 36,301 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

The Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which master'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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for design majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Our analysis found University of Denver to be the most popular school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

Women make up 40% of the design majors at the school.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at University of Denver

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Boise State University is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Boise, Boise State 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.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Boise State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Utah State University Report

Out of the 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best design and applied arts colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 316
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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