2024 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Southwest Region
42
Colleges in the Southwest Region
3,281
Design Degrees Awarded
$29,253
Avg Early-Career Salary
If you pursue a degree in
design & applied arts, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #36 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 42 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3,281 degrees in design & applied arts during the 2021-2022 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Design & Applied Arts School
Your choice of design & applied arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for design & applied arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Design & Applied Arts Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Best Schools for Design & Applied Arts in the Southwest Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the design degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Southwest Region Schools in Design
Any student pursuing a degree in design & applied arts has to take a look at The University of Texas at Austin. UT Austin is a very large public university located in the city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were about 111 design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available. Those design & applied arts students who get their degree from The University of Texas at Austin receive $23,882 more than the average design student.
More information about a degree in design & applied arts from The University of Texas at AustinIt's hard to beat Texas Christian University if you want to pursue a degree in design & applied arts. TCU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Fort Worth. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.
There were about 52 design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent year we have data available. Those design & applied arts students who get their degree from Texas Christian University make $17,448 more than the standard design graduate.
More information about a degree in design & applied arts from Texas Christian UniversityAny student pursuing a degree in design & applied arts needs to take a look at Arizona State University - Tempe. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were about 199 design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year. Those design & applied arts students who get their degree from Arizona State University - Tempe receive $10,792 more than the standard design student.
More information about a degree in design & applied arts from Arizona State University - TempeIt is hard to beat Collin County Community College District if you want to pursue a degree in design & applied arts. Located in the midsize suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 22nd out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 208 design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at Collin County Community College District in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the design & applied arts program at Collin County Community College District earn $2,015 above the typical college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
More information about a degree in design & applied arts from Collin County Community College DistrictMaster's Degree
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Most Popular In OK
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Design Degrees Awarded
Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #227 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means OSU is a great university overall.
There were about 64 design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at OSU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in design & applied arts from Oklahoma State University - Main CampusUniversity of Oklahoma is a very large public university located in the suburb of Norman. A Best Colleges rank of #140 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Oklahoma is a great university overall.
There were about 41 design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at University of Oklahoma in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the design & applied arts degree program at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus earn $14,912 above the average graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
More information about a degree in design & applied arts from University of Oklahoma Norman CampusLocated in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #123 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.
There were roughly 25 design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent data year. Those design & applied arts students who get their degree from Baylor University receive $15,253 more than the average design grad.
More information about a degree in design & applied arts from Baylor UniversityUNT is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Denton. A Best Colleges rank of #280 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNT is a great university overall.
There were about 138 design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent data year. Those design & applied arts students who get their degree from University of North Texas make $9,152 more than the standard design student.
More information about a degree in design & applied arts from University of North TexasSMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Dallas. A Best Colleges rank of #73 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 12 design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in design & applied arts from Southern Methodist UniversityLocated in the city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a very large student population. This college ranks 33rd out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 165 design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at Austin Community College District in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the design program make an average of $26,956 in their early career salary.
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