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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Design in the Far Western US Region

11 Ranked Colleges
225 Degrees Awarded
$34,300 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Product Design Major in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Product Design Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Industrial Design is the 304th most popular major in the country with 1,714 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 316 industrial design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 225 industrial design graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,948 and $20,385 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Product Design Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in industrial design. That schools that top this list have a program in industrial design in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Product Design Major in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree product design students.

Top 11 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Design in the Far Western US Region

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Otis College of Art and Design
Los Angeles, California

Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Product Design Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Otis College of Art and Design landed the #1 spot on the list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s product design degrees to 35 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Industrial Design at Otis College of Art and Design

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California College of the Arts
San Francisco, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California College of the Arts. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Product Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. California College of the Arts is located in San Francisco, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s product design degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Newschool of Architecture and Design. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Product Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. San Diego, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s product design degrees to 8 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Industrial Design at Newschool of Architecture and Design

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Walla Walla University
College Place, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walla Walla University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Product Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. Walla Walla University is a private not-for-profit institution located in College Place, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Industrial Design at Walla Walla University

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FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Product Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles is a private for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles Industrial Design Report

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San Francisco State University
San Francisco, California

San Francisco State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Product Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Francisco, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s product design degrees to 35 students in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Industrial Design at San Francisco State University

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California State University - Long Beach ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Product Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Long Beach, California, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s product design degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full CSULB Industrial Design Report

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Western Washington University
Bellingham, Washington

With a ranking of #9, Western Washington University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Product Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. Bellingham, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s product design degrees to 12 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Industrial Design at WWU

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San Jose State University
San Jose, California

San Jose State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Product Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in San Jose, California, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s product design degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full San Jose State University Industrial Design Report

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Product Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s product design degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Industrial Design at UW Seattle

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