2025 Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in Oregon

If you plan on getting your master's degree in design & applied arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #72 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Oregon to determine which ones were the best for design & applied arts students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 24 master's degrees in design & applied arts to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to design & applied arts students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of design & applied arts students who choose to seek a master'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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for design & applied arts to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized design & applied arts related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for design & applied arts students working on their master'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 Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in Oregon list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Design & Applied Arts in Oregon

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for design & applied arts students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Oregon Schools for a Master's in Design

1

University of Oregon
Eugene, OR

14 Annual Graduates

University of Oregon is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in design & applied arts. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in design & applied arts from University of Oregon

2

Pacific Northwest College of Art
Portland, OR

10 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in design & applied arts needs to look into Pacific Northwest College of Art. Located in the large city of Portland, Pacific Northwest College of Art is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.More information about a master’s in design & applied arts from Pacific Northwest College of Art

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

Explore all the Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	253	193
Washington	183	6
Nevada	105	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Design

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

Design Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Design & Applied Arts	19
Visual Communications	5

Most Popular Majors Related to Design

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts	52
Music	48
Drama & Theater Arts	1

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.