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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Southwest Region

8 Colleges
$29,079 Avg Salary
$23,287 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts 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 Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for design majors pursuing a .

Top Southwest Region Schools 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. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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The excellent programs at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in the Southwest Region . 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 Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a very 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 Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Design & Applied Arts 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 landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best design and applied arts programs. UCO is a large public school located in the large suburb of Edmond.

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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for design and applied arts students. It came in at #7 on the list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

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With a ranking of #8, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on this year’s best schools for design and applied arts students. 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 colleges 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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