2026 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Nevada
Design & Applied Arts programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 7 schools to find the best for design & applied arts students.
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Best Schools for Design & Applied Arts in Nevada
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall design & applied arts education in Nevada.
Top Schools in Design & Applied Arts
Our analysis ranked University Of Nevada Las Vegas the best school in the country for a degree in design & applied arts. Located in the city of Las Vegas, University Of Nevada Las Vegas is a very large public university. University Of Nevada Las Vegas graduates 50% of students within six years. University Of Nevada Las Vegas awarded about 50 design & applied arts degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the design & applied arts program make about $31,702 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $19,772 to complete this degree.
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College Of Southern Nevada came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best design & applied arts schools. This very large public university is located in the city of Las Vegas. There were roughly 53 design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at College Of Southern Nevada in the most recent data year. Design & Applied Arts graduates of College Of Southern Nevada earn a median of $35,850 early in their careers. College Of Southern Nevada graduates carry a median of $9,500 in student loans.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 7 schools evaluated.
- 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 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.
