2026 Best Other Design & Applied Arts Schools in Texas

Other Design & Applied Arts degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 5 schools to find the best for other design & applied arts students.

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• Best Other Design & Applied Arts Schools in Texas

Best Schools for Other Design & Applied Arts in Texas

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the other design & applied arts degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Other Design & Applied Arts

1

The University Of Texas At Austin
Austin, TX

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

32 Other Design & Applied Arts Degrees Awarded

$44,506 Median Starting Salary

Leading the list is The University Of Texas At Austin, our #1 school for other design & applied arts. This very large public university is located in the city of Austin. The University Of Texas At Austin graduates 89% of students within six years. There were roughly 32 other design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at The University Of Texas At Austin in the most recent data year. Other Design & Applied Arts graduates of The University Of Texas At Austin earn a median of $44,506 early in their careers. The University Of Texas At Austin graduates carry a median of $22,500 in student loans. Read more about the other design & applied arts program at The University Of Texas At Austin

2

Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Other Design & Applied Arts Degrees Awarded

$70,632 Median Starting Salary

A rank of #2 makes Southern Methodist University one of the top schools for other design & applied arts. Southern Methodist University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas. Roughly 84% of students complete a degree within six years here. There were roughly 11 other design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at Southern Methodist University in the most recent data year. Other Design & Applied Arts graduates of Southern Methodist University earn a median of $70,632 early in their careers. Southern Methodist University graduates carry a median of $20,712 in student loans. More information about a degree in other design & applied arts from Southern Methodist University

Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 5 schools evaluated.

• 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 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.