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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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$52,263 Avg Salary

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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 master's degree.

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the most popular school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

Women make up 79% of the design majors at the school.

Full Design & Applied Arts at The University of Texas at Austin Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

Women make up 57% of the design majors at the school.

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#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college 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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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in design at UNT, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular design and applied arts schools in the Southwest Region . ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

Of the 9 students majoring in design at ASU - Tempe, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#6

University of Houston

Houston, TX

With a ranking of #6, University of Houston 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 city of Houston, UH is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in design at UH, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

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

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With a ranking of #6, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. UCO is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edmond.

Of the 2 students majoring in design at UCO, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Design & Applied Arts at University of Central Oklahoma Report

With a ranking of #9, University of the Incarnate Word 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 city of San Antonio, UIW is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Design & Applied Arts at The University of Texas at Dallas Report

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best design and applied arts colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 51
Arizona 36
Oklahoma 4

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 11 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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