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

If you plan on getting your master's degree in design & applied arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #72 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 51 master's degrees in design & applied arts to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Design & Applied Arts School for Your Master's Degree

The design master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality design program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to design & applied arts students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of 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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for design & applied arts to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized design & applied arts related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for 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 Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

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

Top Texas Schools for a Master's in Design

1

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

28 Annual Graduates

The University of Texas at Austin is a wonderful decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in design & applied arts. UT Austin is a very large public university located in the large city of Austin.More information about a master’s in design & applied arts from The University of Texas at Austin

2

University of North Texas
Denton, TX

9 Annual Graduates

University of North Texas is a good choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in design & applied arts. UNT is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Denton.More information about a master’s in design & applied arts from University of North Texas

3

Texas State University
San Marcos, TX

12 Annual Graduates

Texas State University is a great decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in design & applied arts. Texas State is a very large public university located in the small city of San Marcos.More information about a master’s in design & applied arts from Texas State University

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	180	32
Oklahoma	153	4

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Rankings in Majors Related to Design

Design & Applied Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Design Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Visual Communications	44
Interior Design	5
Industrial Design	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Design

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music	434
Fine & Studio Arts	161
Drama & Theater Arts	98
Arts & Media Management	27
General Visual & Performing Arts	16
Dance	16
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	2

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.