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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

5 Colleges
$31,459 Avg Salary
$32,125 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, design and applied arts was ranked #91 in the country. In fact 1,979 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Colleges.

#1

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Our 2023 rankings named University of Denver the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for design and applied arts students. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at University of Denver

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Utah State University Report

#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Utah is a great place for design and applied arts students. U of U is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

Full Design & Applied Arts at University of Utah Report

The excellent programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Brigham Young University - Provo Report

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best design and applied arts schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 5
Utah 0
Idaho 3

One of 9 majors within the area of study, design and applied arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 5 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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