by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
Graphic Design is the 107th most popular major in the country with 8,710 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 748 graphic design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 196 graphic design graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 23 colleges that offer a degree in graphic design. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in graphic design.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree graphic design students.
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sessions College for Professional Design landed the #1 spot on the list. Sessions College is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s graphic design degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Art Institute of Austin. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Southwest Region. The Art Institute of Austin is a private for-profit institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Dallas landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 4 associates’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Art Institute of Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 2 associates’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Southwest Region list. OSU Institute of Technology is a public institution located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Roswell, New Mexico, and it awarded 6 associates’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
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New Mexico State University - Alamogordo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Alamogordo, New Mexico, and it awarded 2 associates’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Remington College - Fort Worth Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Southwest Region list. Remington College - Fort Worth Campus is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 3 associates’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
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The Art Institute of San Antonio landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Ai San Antonio is a small private for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 1 associates’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Eastern Arizona College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Southwest Region list. Eastern Arizona College is a small school located in Thatcher, Arizona that handed out 9 associates’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
Central Arizona College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Pinal County Community College is a small school located in Coolidge, Arizona that handed out 8 associates’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
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Amarillo College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Southwest Region list. Amarillo College is a public institution located in Amarillo, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Tyler Junior College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Southwest Region list. Tyler Junior College is located in Tyler, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s graphic design degrees to qualified students.
Texas State Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Waco, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s graphic design degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
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Phoenix College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Phoenix College is a medium-sized school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 8 associates’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
Yavapai College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Prescott, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s graphic design degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
South Texas College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Southwest Region list. South Texas College is a public institution located in McAllen, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Glendale Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Glendale Community College is located in Glendale, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s graphic design degrees to qualified students.
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El Centro College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Southwest Region ranking. El Centro College is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 associates’s graphic design degrees to qualified students.
Clovis Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Clovis, New Mexico, and it awarded 2 associates’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Mesa Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Mesa, Arizona, and it awarded 1 associates’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
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San Antonio College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. San Antonio College is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s graphic design degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #22, Santa Fe Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Southwest Region list. SFCC is a small public school situated in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It awarded 1 associates’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
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