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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

49 Colleges
$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.

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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Tulsa Technology Center the most popular school in the Southwest Region for design and applied arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. 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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Out of the 49 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Collin County Community College District landed the # 2 spot on the list. Collin County Community College District is a fairly 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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#3

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

Out of the 49 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tyler Junior College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#4

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

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 college 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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#5

Clary Sage College

Tulsa, OK

Out of the 49 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clary Sage College landed the # 5 spot on the 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.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Clary Sage College Report

San Jacinto Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school 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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#7

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, OK

Oklahoma City Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. OCCC is a 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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With a ranking of #8, El Paso Community 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 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 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 #9 on the list. 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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Mid-America Technology Center came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. 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.

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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

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 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).

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