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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Southwest Region

12 Colleges
$29,079 Avg Salary
$23,287 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts 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 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 Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Southwest 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for design majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the most popular school in the Southwest Region for design and applied arts students. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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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 Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

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#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for design and applied arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular design and applied arts programs. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

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University of Central Oklahoma landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular design and applied arts programs. UCO is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edmond.

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#9

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

St. Mary’s University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Southwest Region list. St. Mary's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

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University of the Incarnate Word landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular design and applied arts programs. Located in the city of San Antonio, UIW is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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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 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 12 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).

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