2025 Best Other Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

Other Design & Applied Arts is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #269 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Other Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 362 bachelor's degrees in other design & applied arts to qualified students.

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

The other design & applied arts bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality other design & applied arts program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to other design & applied arts students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other other design & applied arts students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other design & applied arts related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Other Design & Applied Arts Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Other Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Other Design & Applied Arts in California

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in other design & applied arts.

Top California 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

University of California - Los Angeles is a great option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in other design & applied arts. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population.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

It's difficult to beat Otis College of Art and Design if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in other design & applied arts. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Otis College of Art and Design is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.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

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in other design & applied arts needs to take a look at California State University - Long Beach. CSULB is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Long Beach.More information about a bachelor’s in other design & applied arts from California State University - Long Beach

4

California State University - Sacramento
Sacramento, CA

25 Annual Graduates

California State University - Sacramento is a wonderful option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in other design & applied arts. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State 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 - Sacramento

5

California State University - San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA

39 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of San Bernardino, CSUSB 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 - San Bernardino

6

California State University - Dominguez Hills
Carson, CA

21 Annual Graduates

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

Best Other Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Oregon	343	54

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Other Design & Applied Arts Related Rankings by Major

Other Design & Applied Arts is one of 9 different types of Design & Applied Arts programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Other Design & Applied Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Visual Communications	575
Graphic Design	485
Game & Interactive Media Design	297
Illustration	294
Interior Design	176
Industrial Design	169
Fashion Design	81
Commercial & Advertising Art	17

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.