by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Design & Applied Arts is the 36th most popular major in the country with 36,323 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , design & applied arts graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $32,210 and had an average of $24,297 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 3,281 design & applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,253 and $24,821 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 766 design & applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,470 and $15,074 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 51 colleges that offered a degree in design & applied arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their design & applied arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wade College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southwest Region list. Wade College is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 15 associates’s design degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sessions College for Professional Design. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 18 associates’s design degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Sessions College for Professional Design
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Art Institute of Dallas. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southwest Region. The Art Institute of Dallas is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 associates’s design degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at The Art Institute of Dallas
Out of the 51 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Austin landed the #4 spot on the list. The Art Institute of Austin is a small school located in Bastrop, Texas that handed out 16 associates’s design degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Full The Art Institute of Austin Design & Applied Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Scottsdale Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this medium-sized public school handed out 44 diplomas to qualified associates’s design students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Scottsdale Community College Design & Applied Arts Report
University of Advancing Technology landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 13 associates’s design degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at University of Advancing Technology
The Art Institute of Houston ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southwest Region list. Ai Houston is a private for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Okmulgee, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at OSU Institute of Technology
With a ranking of #9, Eastern Arizona College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southwest Region list. Thatcher, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Eastern Arizona College
With a ranking of #10, Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southwest Region list. Roswell, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
Full Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus Design & Applied Arts Report
New Mexico State University - Alamogordo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Alamogordo, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s design students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at NMSU Alamogordo
Remington College - Fort Worth Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Remington College - Fort Worth Campus is a small school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 5 associates’s design degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 Design & Applied Arts at Remington College - Fort Worth Campus
The Art Institute of San Antonio came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Ai San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 associates’s design degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Texas State Technical College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas State Technical College is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 26 associates’s design degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Phoenix College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design degrees to 45 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Collin County Community College District did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Collin County Community College District is a large school located in McKinney, Texas that handed out 87 associates’s design degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Collin County Community College District
Kilgore College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southwest Region list. Kilgore College is a medium-sized school located in Kilgore, Texas that handed out 8 associates’s design degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Kilgore College
With a ranking of #18, Austin Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 72 associates’s design degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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 full report on Design & Applied Arts at Austin Community College District
Oklahoma City Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #20, Mesa Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Mesa, Arizona, this fairly large public school awarded 31 diplomas to qualified associates’s design students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
San Juan College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southwest Region ranking. SJC is located in Farmington, New Mexico and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 12 associates’s design degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
El Paso Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school handed out 27 degrees to qualified associates’s design students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Central Arizona College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southwest Region list. Pinal County Community College is a small public school situated in Coolidge, Arizona. It awarded 9 associates’s 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%.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Pinal County Community College
Angelina College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Lufkin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Angelina College
Amarillo College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in the Southwest Region list. Amarillo College is located in Amarillo, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 14 associates’s design degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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