2025 Best Other Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

a bachelor's degree in other design & applied arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #269 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Other Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 408 bachelor's degrees in other design & applied arts during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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

Your choice of other design & applied arts for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on other design & applied arts students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of other design & applied arts students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other design & applied arts related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for other design & applied arts students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Other Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Other Design & Applied Arts in the Far Western US Region

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

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Other Design & Applied Arts

1

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

57 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in other design & applied arts needs to take a look at University of California - Los Angeles. UCLA is a very large public university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a bachelor’s in other design & applied arts from University of California - Los Angeles

2

Otis College of Art and Design
Los Angeles, CA

14 Annual Graduates

Otis College of Art and Design is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in other design & applied arts. Otis College of Art and Design is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Los Angeles.More information about a bachelor’s in other design & applied arts from Otis College of Art and Design

3

California State University - Long Beach
Long Beach, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

50 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat California State University - Long Beach if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in other design & applied arts. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in other design & applied arts from California State University - Long Beach

4

University of Oregon
Eugene, OR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

38 Annual Graduates

University of Oregon is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in other design & applied arts. Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in other design & applied arts from University of Oregon

5

Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR

8 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in other design & applied arts from Oregon State University

6

California State University - Sacramento
Sacramento, CA

25 Annual Graduates

Sac State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Sacramento.More information about a bachelor’s in other design & applied arts from California State University - Sacramento

7

California State University - San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA

39 Annual Graduates

CSUSB is a large public university located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino.More information about a bachelor’s in other design & applied arts from California State University - San Bernardino

8

California State University - Dominguez Hills
Carson, CA

21 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Carson, CSUDH is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in other design & applied arts from California State University - Dominguez Hills

Best Other Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best other design & applied arts schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	643	284
Oregon	343	54

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Rankings in Majors Related to Other Design & Applied Arts

One of 9 majors within the Design & Applied Arts area of study, Other Design & Applied Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Graphic Design	733
Visual Communications	715
Illustration	347
Game & Interactive Media Design	298
Interior Design	272
Industrial Design	203
Fashion Design	84
Commercial & Advertising Art	42

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.