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2025 Best Other Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Southwest Region

3 Colleges in the Southwest Region
88 Other Design & Applied Arts Degrees Awarded
A degree in other design & applied arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #370 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Other Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 88 degrees in other design & applied arts annually.

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Choosing a Great Other Design & Applied Arts School

Best Other Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Southwest Region Your choice of other design & applied arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for other design & applied arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Other Design & Applied Arts Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Other Design & Applied Arts
Master's Degrees in Other Design & Applied Arts

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 Schools in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Other Design & Applied Arts in the Southwest Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the other design & applied arts degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Southwest Region Schools in Other Design & Applied Arts

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Southern Methodist University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in other design & applied arts. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #142 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 12 other design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent data year.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX

Saint Edward's University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in other design & applied arts. St. Edward's University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Austin. This university ranks 52nd out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 1 other design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at St. Edward's University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelors Degree Type
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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AZ
34 Other Design & Applied Arts Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Arizona State University - Skysong if you wish to pursue a degree in other design & applied arts. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were about 34 other design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent data year.

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Best Other Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best other design & applied arts colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 905 14
Arizona 670 39
Oklahoma 565 0

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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
Graphic Design 760
Interior Design 697
Visual Communications 648
Commercial & Advertising Art 357
Fashion Design 242
Game & Interactive Media Design 198
Commercial Photography 177
Industrial Design 67
Illustration 47

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