2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
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.
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.
The Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 49 schools in the Southwest 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.
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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Tulsa Technology Center to be the most popular school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the city of Tulsa.
Of the 107 students majoring in design at Tulsa Tech, 16% are male and 84% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Collin County Community College District. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Collin County Community College District is a very large public school located in the suburb of McKinney.
About 47% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 53% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tyler Junior College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public college with a large student population.
About 81% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 19% are male.
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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at El Centro College 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 large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a very large student population.
About 41% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 59% are male.
While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, design majors at El Centro College accumulate an average of around $8,935 in student debt.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clary Sage College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Clary Sage College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.
About 94% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 6% are male.
Design majors at Clary Sage College take out an average of $16,319 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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San Jacinto Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 28 students majoring in design at San Jacinto College, 36% are male and 64% are female.
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With a ranking of #7, Oklahoma City Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. OCCC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Oklahoma City.
Of the 26 students majoring in design at OCCC, 46% are male and 54% are female.
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El Paso Community 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 56% of the design majors at the school.
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Canadian Valley Technology Center landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate design and applied arts programs. Canadian Valley Technology Center is a small public school located in the rural area of El Reno.
Of the 24 students majoring in design at Canadian Valley Technology Center, 38% are male and 63% are female.
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With a ranking of #10, Mid-America Technology Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Wayne, Mid-America Technology Center is a public school with a small student population.
Of the 17 students majoring in design at Mid-America Technology Center, 41% are male and 59% are female.
Request InformationBest 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 |
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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 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 25 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.