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Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for design majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found California State University - Monterey Bay to be the most popular school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the medium-sized suburb of Seaside, CSUMB is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at California State University - Monterey Bay

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at California State University - Fullerton helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular design and applied arts schools in the Far Western US Region . Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

Full Design & Applied Arts at California State University - Fullerton Report

Out of the 4 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Dominguez Hills landed the # 2 spot on the list. CSUDH is a large public school located in the small city of Carson.

Full Design & Applied Arts at California State University - Dominguez Hills Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Oregon University is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their graduate certificate. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Monmouth.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State

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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 4 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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