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Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Oregon

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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Oregon

3 Colleges
$32,414 Avg Salary
$27,324 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts School for You

With 18 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, design and applied arts is the #97 most popular major in Oregon.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Oregon ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Oregon to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 Colleges.

#1

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

Our analysis found University of Oregon to be the most popular school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a degree in Oregon. UO is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Eugene.

Full Design & Applied Arts at University of Oregon Report

Out of the 3 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific Northwest College of Art landed the # 2 spot on the list. Pacific Northwest College of Art is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Pacific Northwest College of Art

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Oregon University is a great place for design and applied arts students. Located in the town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public college with a small student population.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Western Oregon University Report

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 194
Washington 6
Nevada 0

One of 9 majors within the area of study, design and applied arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 3 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.

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