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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$26,842 Avg Salary
$17,264 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate 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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 74 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which undergraduate 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Gnomon

Hollywood, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Gnomon the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for design and applied arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Gnomon is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Hollywood.

Of the 42 students majoring in design at Gnomon, 74% are male and 26% are female.

The average amount in student loans that design majors at Gnomon take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $40,803.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Gnomon Report

#2

Santa Monica College

Santa Monica, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Monica College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Santa Monica, SMC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 35 students majoring in design at SMC, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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#3

West Valley College

Saratoga, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Valley College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. West Valley College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Saratoga.

Full Design & Applied Arts at West Valley College Report

Out of the 74 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Los Angeles Trade Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 69% of the design majors at the school.

On average, design graduates from Los Angeles Trade Technical College take out $13,156 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#5

Saddleback College

Mission Viejo, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saddleback College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Mission Viejo, Saddleback College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in design at Saddleback College, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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#6

Canada College

Redwood City, CA

Canada College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Canada College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Redwood City.

Women make up 95% of the design majors at the school.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Canada College Report

Mt. San Antonio College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for design and applied arts students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Mt. SAC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Walnut.

Of the 19 students majoring in design at Mt. SAC, 53% are male and 47% are female.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Mt. San Antonio College Report

#8

Fullerton College

Fullerton, CA

With a ranking of #8, Fullerton College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Fullerton College is a large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

Of the 14 students majoring in design at Fullerton College, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#9

Orange Coast College

Costa Mesa, CA

With a ranking of #9, Orange Coast College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa, Orange Coast College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 77% of the design majors at the school.

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#9

San Diego City College

San Diego, CA

San Diego City College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate design and applied arts programs. San Diego City College is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego.

Of the 13 students majoring in design at San Diego City College, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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Academy of Interactive Entertainment landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate design and applied arts programs. AIE - Seattle is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

Of the 12 students majoring in design at AIE - Seattle, 75% are male and 25% are female.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Academy of Interactive Entertainment Report

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Norco College Norco, CA
12 San Diego Mesa College San Diego, CA
14 Portland Community College Portland, OR
14 Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga, CA
14 Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best design and applied arts colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 3,773
Washington 532
Oregon 490
Nevada 110
Hawaii 19

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 27 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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