by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Utah” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Utah, there were 586 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,408 and $32,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Utah” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree 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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The design school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Utah”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Utah”.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, LDS Business College landed the #1 spot on the list. LDS Business College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 35 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Utah. Utah Valley University is a large public school situated in Orem, Utah. It awarded 287 ’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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Utah. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 95 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Brigham Young University - Provo Design & Applied Arts Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Salt Lake Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Salt Lake Community College is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 66 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Salt Lake Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Weber State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Utah. Ogden, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s design degrees to 51 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Southern Utah University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Utah ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cedar City, Utah, and it awarded 18 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
University of Utah ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Utah list. U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 ’s design degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Utah State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Utah ranking, coming in at #8. USU is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 3 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Westminster College Utah did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Utah ranking, coming in at #9. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s design degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Westminster College Utah
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