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

Design & Applied Arts is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #72 most popular master's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of design & applied arts. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 33 master's degrees in design & applied arts during the 2022-2023 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on design & applied arts students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other design & applied arts students want to attend this school to pursue a master'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.
• Student Debt - How much debt design & applied arts students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized design & applied arts related body.

Our full 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.

More Ways to Rank Design & Applied Arts Schools

The design school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in Arizona.

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

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

Top Arizona Schools for a Master's in Design

1

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

12 Annual Graduates

$47,217 Median Starting Salary

Arizona State University - Tempe is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in design & applied arts. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

Soon after graduating, design master's recipients usually make around $47,217 in their early careers.

More information about a master’s in design & applied arts from Arizona State University - Tempe

2

Arizona State University - Skysong
Scottsdale, AZ

21 Annual Graduates

$47,217 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Arizona State University - Skysong if you want to pursue a master's degree in design & applied arts. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public university with a very large student population.

Soon after graduation, design master's recipients generally make around $47,217 in their early careers.

More information about a master’s in design & applied arts from Arizona State University - Skysong

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	235	51
Oklahoma	153	4

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Design & Applied Arts Related Rankings by Major

One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Design & Applied Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Design Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Design & Applied Arts	24
Visual Communications	9

Majors Similar to Design

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music	60
Fine & Studio Arts	19
Dance	13
Other Visual Art	11
Drama & Theater Arts	10
Arts & Media Management	5

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.