by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,124 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,459 and $32,125 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 425 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 17 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in design and applied arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in design and applied arts.
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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 for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arapahoe Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Littleton, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 59 degrees to qualified associates’s design students in 2020-2021.
Full Arapahoe Community College Design & Applied Arts Report
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Powell, Wyoming, and it awarded 12 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LDS Business College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. This small school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 25 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Flathead Valley Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Kalispell, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Wyoming College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Central Wyoming College is a public institution located in Riverton, Wyoming. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Community College of Denver came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Community College of Denver is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Utah Valley University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #7. Utah Valley University is a large public school situated in Orem, Utah. It awarded 161 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Salt Lake Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #8. Salt Lake Community College is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 62 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
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North Idaho College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. NIC is a small school located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho that handed out 13 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Casper College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Casper, Wyoming, this small public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s design students in 2020-2021.
Montana State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #11. Montana State University is a fairly large public school situated in Bozeman, Montana. It awarded 16 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Montana State University
Pikes Peak Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. PPCC is a fairly large school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 14 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #13, Colorado Mountain College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado Mountain College is a public institution located in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #14, Weber State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Ogden, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Front Range Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Westminster, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Lewis - Clark State College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Lewiston, Idaho, this small public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s design students in 2020-2021.
Full Lewis - Clark State College Design & Applied Arts Report
Trinidad State Junior College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Trinidad State Junior College is a small public school situated in Trinidad, Colorado. It awarded 0 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
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