by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Colorado” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Colorado, there were 352 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,924 and $31,095 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Colorado” ranking, we looked at 10 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 Highly Focused on Design Major in Colorado”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Colorado list. RMCAD is a private for-profit institution located in Lakewood, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 117 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Arapahoe Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Arapahoe Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Littleton, Colorado. It awarded 59 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Colorado. Metropolitan State University of Denver is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 56 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Metropolitan State University of Denver
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Denver landed the #4 spot on the list. Community College of Denver is a medium-sized public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 23 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Colorado. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 31 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Colorado Mesa University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Colorado list. Located in Grand Junction, Colorado, this medium-sized public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified ’s design students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Colorado Mesa University
Pikes Peak Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #7. PPCC is a fairly large public school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 14 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Colorado Mountain College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Colorado list. Colorado Mountain College is located in Glenwood Springs, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s design degrees to qualified students.
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Front Range Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Colorado list. Located in Westminster, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 24 degrees to qualified ’s design students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Trinidad State Junior College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Colorado list. This small school is located in Trinidad, Colorado, and it awarded 0 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
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