2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest 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.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Southwest 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.
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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the design master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the most popular school in the Southwest Region for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.
Of the 28 students majoring in design at UT Austin, 21% are male and 79% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.
Of the 23 students majoring in design at ASU - Skysong, 43% are male and 57% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 67% of the design majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of North Texas helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular design and applied arts schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 67% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 33% are male.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.
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 Arizona State University - Tempe
University of Houston ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 50% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 50% are male.
University of Central Oklahoma 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. UCO is a large public school located in the suburb of Edmond.
About 50% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 50% are male.
Full Design & Applied Arts at University of Central Oklahoma Report
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree design and applied arts programs. OSU is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater.
Women make up 50% of the design majors at the school.
With a ranking of #9, University of the Incarnate Word did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UIW is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The Art Institute of Dallas 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. The Art Institute of Dallas is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.
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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 Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,449 |
| Arizona | 594 |
| Oklahoma | 211 |
| New Mexico | 30 |
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 Related Majors
| 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 11 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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