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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Utah

10 Colleges
$31,408 Avg Salary
$32,790 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, 569 degrees and certificates were awarded to design and applied arts students who went to a Utah college or university. This makes it the #36 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Utah ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Utah to see which 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Utah.

Our 2023 rankings named Utah Valley University the most popular school in Utah for design and applied arts students. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that design majors at UVU take out is $21,000.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Utah Valley University

Out of the 10 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the # 2 spot on the list. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

On average, design graduates from BYU take out $10,250 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Brigham Young University - Provo Report

#3

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salt Lake Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Utah list. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

On average, design graduates from Salt Lake Community College take out $12,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Salt Lake Community College

Out of the 10 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Design majors at WSU take out an average of $23,647 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Weber State University Report

#5

LDS Business College

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent programs at LDS Business College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in Utah. LDS Business College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at LDS Business College

#6

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

With a ranking of #6, University of Utah did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

Southern Utah University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Utah ranking. Located in the town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Southern Utah University

Utah State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular design and applied arts programs. USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.

The average amount in student loans that design majors at USU take out is $19,750.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Utah State University Report

Bridgerland Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular design and applied arts programs. Located in the city of Logan, Bridgerland ATC is a public school with a small student population.

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#10

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Westminster College Utah ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Utah list. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Westminster College Utah Report

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 316
Idaho 125
Montana 25
Wyoming 22

One of 10 majors within the area of study, design and applied arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 10 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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