2024 Best Other Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in California

Other Design & Applied Arts is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #283 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Other Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 19 master's degrees in other design & applied arts to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on other design & applied arts students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of other design & applied arts students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other design & applied arts related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for other design & applied arts students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Other Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Other Design & Applied Arts in California

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for other design & applied arts students seeking a a master's degree.

Top California Schools for a Master's in Other Design & Applied Arts

1

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of California - Los Angeles if you wish to pursue a master's degree in other design & applied arts. UCLA is a very large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles.More information about a master’s in other design & applied arts from University of California - Los Angeles

2

San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

San Francisco State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in other design & applied arts. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in other design & applied arts from San Francisco State University

Best Other Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Other Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Oregon	291	11

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Rankings in Majors Related to Other Design & Applied Arts

One of 9 majors within the Design & Applied Arts area of study, Other Design & Applied Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Other Design & Applied Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Illustration	44
Graphic Design	39
Visual Communications	33
Fashion Design	33
Game & Interactive Media Design	25

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.