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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US 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.

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.

The Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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.

Check out the design master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Our analysis found Academy of Art University to be the most popular school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 21% are male.

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#2

California College of the Arts

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California College of the Arts is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Francisco, California College of the Arts is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in design at California College of the Arts, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Art Center College of Design helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular design and applied arts schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena, Art Center College of Design is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in design at Art Center College of Design, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in design at USC, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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Out of the 20 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Otis College of Art and Design landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Otis College of Art and Design is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 73% of the design majors at the school.

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#6

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

University of Oregon came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in design at UO, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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#7

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree design and applied arts programs. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Pacific Northwest College of Art ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Portland, Pacific Northwest College of Art is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in design at Pacific Northwest College of Art, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

About 50% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#9

New York Film Academy

Burbank, CA

With a ranking of #9, New York Film Academy did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. New York Film Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Burbank.

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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 Far Western US region.

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 20 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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