by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Other Design & Applied Arts Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,336 people earned their degree in other design and applied arts, making the major the 370th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 79 other design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Other Design & Applied Arts Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in other design and applied arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their other design and applied arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Other Design & Applied Arts Major in the Southwest Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Other Design & Applied Arts Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McMurry University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Other Design & Applied Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. McMurray University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 4 ’s other design and applied arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Other Design & Applied Arts at McMurray University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Other Design & Applied Arts Major in the Southwest Region. Southern Methodist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 ’s other design and applied arts degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Design & Applied Arts at Southern Methodist University
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Other Design & Applied Arts Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #3 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 ’s other design and applied arts degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Arizona State University - Skysong Other Design & Applied Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Other Design & Applied Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Design & Applied Arts at ASU - Tempe
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma Christian University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Other Design & Applied Arts Major in the Southwest Region. Oklahoma Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Schreiner University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Other Design & Applied Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Schreiner University is a small school located in Kerrville, Texas that handed out 0 ’s other design and applied arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Schreiner University Other Design & Applied Arts Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Other Design & Applied Arts Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Edward’s University landed the #5 spot on the list. St. Edward’s University is a small school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 0 ’s other design and applied arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Design & Applied Arts at Saint Edward’s University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Other Design & Applied Arts Major in the Southwest Region. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 0 ’s other design and applied arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Arizona Other Design & Applied Arts Report
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