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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

14 Colleges
$52,263 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree School for You

Design & Applied Arts is the #91 most popular major in the country with 1,979 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Washington - Seattle Campus to be the best school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Otis College of Art and Design helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Los Angeles, Otis College of Art and Design is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

California College of the Arts

San Francisco, CA

California College of the Arts landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree design and applied arts programs. Located in the large city of San Francisco, California College of the Arts is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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California State University - Long Beach came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

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#8

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for design and applied arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Art Center College of Design did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for design and applied arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena, Art Center College of Design is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Academy of Art University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree design and applied arts programs. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 194
Washington 6
Oregon 18
Nevada 0

Design & Applied Arts is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music 7,675
Fine & Studio Arts 3,224
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,704
Drama & Theater Arts 1,699
Arts & Media Management 1,184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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