by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Washington” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 36,301 people earned their degree in design and applied arts, making the major the 36th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, design and applied arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,426 and had an average of $25,481 in loans still to pay off.
Across Washington, there were 651 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,169 and $23,496 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 178 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,435 and $16,352 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Washington” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in design and applied arts. That schools that top this list have a program in design and applied arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Washington”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Seattle Central College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Washington. This small school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 46 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Spokane Falls Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Spokane Falls Community College is a public institution located in Spokane, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 37 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Spokane Falls Community College
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Bates Technical College landed the #3 spot on the list. Bates Technical College is a public institution located in Tacoma, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Bates Technical College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Washington list. BC is a fairly large school located in Bellevue, Washington that handed out 29 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Clover Park Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Lakewood, Washington, and it awarded 18 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Highline College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Washington ranking. Highline is a public institution located in Des Moines, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Highline College
Shoreline Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Washington ranking. Shoreline, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Shoreline Community College
Walla Walla University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Washington ranking. This small school is located in College Place, Washington, and it awarded 3 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Wenatchee Valley College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Washington ranking. WVC is a small public school situated in Wenatchee, Washington. It awarded 4 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Clark College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Washington ranking. Clark College is located in Vancouver, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s design degrees to qualified students.
Lake Washington Institute of Technology landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Washington ranking. This small school is located in Kirkland, Washington, and it awarded 3 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Lake Washington Institute of Technology
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