2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in California
Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in California 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.
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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for design majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Academy of Art University the most popular school in California for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 79% of the design majors at the school.
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Out of the 14 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California College of the Arts landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, California College of the Arts is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 68% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 32% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Art Center College of Design. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Art Center College of Design is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 71% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 29% are male.
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Out of the 14 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
About 81% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 19% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Otis College of Art and Design. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California 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.
Of the 15 students majoring in design at Otis College of Art and Design, 27% are male and 73% are female.
San Francisco State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for design and applied arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 67% of the design majors at the school.
University of California - Los Angeles came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Women make up 50% of the design majors at the school.
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New York Film Academy came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. New York Film Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Burbank.
With a ranking of #7, Laguna College of Art and Design did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the rural area of Laguna Beach, LCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 6 students majoring in design at LCAD, 50% are male and 50% are female.
With a ranking of #10, California State University - Long Beach did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.
About 75% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 25% are male.
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 |
|---|---|
| Washington | 6 |
| Oregon | 18 |
| Nevada | 0 |
Majors Related to Design
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 14 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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