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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate School for You

With 194 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, design and applied arts is the #92 most popular major in California.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in California 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Colleges.

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 California. Located in the midsize suburb of Seaside, CSUMB is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University - Dominguez Hills is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their graduate certificate. CSUDH is a large public school located in the city of Carson.

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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 California. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

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

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 6
Oregon 18
Nevada 0

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 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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