by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Design Major in Washington for an Associate” 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 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 “Most Well Attended Design Major in Washington for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in design and applied arts. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students 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 “Most Well Attended Design Major in Washington for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for washington associate degree design students.
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 Most Well Attended Design Major in Washington for an Associate. Seattle Central is a small public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 46 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 Spokane Falls Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Design Major in Washington for an Associate. Located in Spokane, Washington, this small public school awarded 37 diplomas to qualified associates’s design students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bellevue College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Design Major in Washington for an Associate. BC is a fairly large public school situated in Bellevue, Washington. It awarded 29 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Design Major in Washington for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Clover Park Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Lakewood, Washington, and it awarded 18 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Design Major in Washington for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Shoreline Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Shoreline, Washington, and it awarded 12 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 Bates Technical College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Design Major in Washington for an Associate. 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.
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Highline College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Design Major in Washington for an Associate ranking. Located in Des Moines, Washington, this small public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s design students in 2020-2021.
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Clark College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Design Major in Washington for an Associate ranking. Clark College is a medium-sized school located in Vancouver, Washington that handed out 5 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Wenatchee Valley College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Design Major in Washington for an Associate list. Wenatchee Valley College is located in Wenatchee, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s design degrees to qualified students.
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Walla Walla University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in Washington for an Associate ranking. Walla Walla University is a private not-for-profit institution located in College Place, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s 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%.
Lake Washington Institute of Technology landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Major in Washington for an Associate ranking. Kirkland, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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