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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Texas

8 Colleges
$29,365 Avg Salary
$26,054 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, 51 degrees and certificates were awarded to design and applied arts students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #136 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Texas 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 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 degree in Texas. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Texas list. Texas State is a very large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

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The excellent programs at University of North Texas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in Texas. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The excellent programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in Texas. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

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The excellent programs at The University of Texas at Dallas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in Texas. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the city of Richardson.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of the Incarnate Word is a great place for design and applied arts students. UIW is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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#5

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

Out of the 8 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, St. Mary’s University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Art Institute of Dallas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Dallas, The Art Institute of Dallas is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 36
Oklahoma 4

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

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 8 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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