by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Nevada” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Design & Applied Arts is the 36th most popular major in the country with 36,301 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Nevada, there were 116 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,276 and $28,380 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Nevada” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Nevada” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for nevada design students.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Southern Nevada landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it awarded 41 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Full College of Southern Nevada Design & Applied Arts Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #2 spot on the list. Las Vegas, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s design degrees to 56 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Nevada - Las Vegas Design & Applied Arts Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, Great Basin College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Elko, Nevada, and it awarded 4 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Great Basin College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Nevada College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Nevada list. Carson City, Nevada is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s design degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Western Nevada College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nevada State College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Nevada. Henderson, Nevada is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s design degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Truckee Meadows Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Nevada ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Reno, Nevada, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified ’s design students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Truckee Meadows Community College
Sierra Nevada College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Nevada ranking, coming in at #7. SNC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Incline Village, Nevada. It awarded 0 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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