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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for design majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in Design & Applied Arts

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best school in the Southwest Region for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Central Oklahoma 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 #6 on the list. UCO is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edmond.

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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree design and applied arts programs. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

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Arizona State University - Skysong came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

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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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 51
Arizona 36
Oklahoma 4

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

Majors Similar to Design

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 8 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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