2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in Colorado

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in Colorado ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 200 bachelor's degrees in design and applied arts during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Design & Applied Arts School for Your Bachelor's Degree

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for design and applied arts, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Design & Applied Arts Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for design and applied arts.

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Featured Design & Applied Arts Programs

Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.

BA in Graphic Design & Media Arts

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BA in Digital Photography

Learn to create a striking portfolio and hone the skills you need to succeed in the world of professional photography with this online digital photography degree from Southern New Hampshire University.

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BA in Game Art & Development

Get on the right path to the fast-paced, exciting world of video game art and design with this online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Design & Applied Arts in Colorado

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in design and applied arts.

Most Well Attended Schools for Design Students Working on Their Bachelor's

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Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
Lakewood, CO

118 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CO

$27,600 Median Salary

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in design and applied arts. RMCAD is a small private for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in design and applied arts in Colorado.

There were approximately 118 design and applied arts individuals who graduated with this degree at RMCAD in the most recent year we have data available.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the design program state that they receive average early career income of $27,600.

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Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver, CO

45 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CO

$41,100 Median Salary

Metropolitan State University of Denver is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in design and applied arts. MSU Denver is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Denver. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in design and applied arts in Colorado.

There were approximately 45 design and applied arts individuals who graduated with this degree at MSU Denver in the most recent data year.

Those design and applied arts students who get their bachelor's degree from Metropolitan State University of Denver make $8,000 more than the typical design grad.

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Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, CO

19 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In CO

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Colorado Mesa University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in design and applied arts. Located in the city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in design and applied arts in Colorado.

There were about 19 design and applied arts students who graduated with this degree at Colorado Mesa in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Denver
Denver, CO

18 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In CO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Denver if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in design and applied arts. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in design and applied arts in Colorado.

There were roughly 18 design and applied arts students who graduated with this degree at DU in the most recent data year.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

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Design & Applied Arts Related Rankings by Major

Design & Applied Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.