by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Far Western US region, there were 6,197 design & applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,600 and $24,802 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,227 design & applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,948 and $20,385 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 78 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in design & applied arts. That schools that top this list have a program in design & applied arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree design students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest College of Art & Design. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in the Far Western US Region. Northwest College of Art & Design is a small private for-profit school situated in Tacoma, Washington. It awarded 19 bachelors’s design degrees in 2021-2022.
Out of the 78 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Design Institute of San Diego landed the #1 spot on the list. Design Institute of San Diego is a private for-profit institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Design Institute of San Diego Design & Applied Arts Report
Out of the 78 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Laguna College of Art and Design landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Laguna Beach, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 84 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s design students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Otis College of Art and Design. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in the Far Western US Region. Otis College of Art and Design is a small school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 123 bachelors’s design degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national 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.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Art Center College of Design. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. Art Center College of Design is located in Pasadena, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 228 bachelors’s design degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #6, Cornish College of the Arts did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. Cornish College of the Arts is a small school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 38 bachelors’s design degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Cornish College of the Arts Design & Applied Arts Report
With a ranking of #7, Cogswell College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in San Jose, California, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s design degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Pacific Northwest College of Art came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Pacific Northwest College of Art is a private not-for-profit institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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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Interior Designers Institute did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #9. Interior Designers Institute is a small school located in Newport Beach, California that handed out 17 bachelors’s design degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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California College of the Arts did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 99 bachelors’s design degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Newschool of Architecture and Design did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #11. Newschool of Architecture and Design is a small private for-profit school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 29 bachelors’s design degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Newschool of Architecture and Design Design & Applied Arts Report
Woodbury University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #13. Burbank, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s design degrees to 33 students in 2021-2022.
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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Academy of Art University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. This medium-sized school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 77 bachelors’s design degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Columbia College Hollywood ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Tarzana, California, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s design degrees in 2021-2022.
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Los Angeles Film School did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Hollywood, California, this medium-sized private for-profit school handed out 52 degrees to qualified bachelors’s design students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles is a small private for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 37 bachelors’s design degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
California Institute of the Arts landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. CalArts is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Valencia, California. It awarded 15 bachelors’s design degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Walla Walla University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Walla Walla University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in College Place, Washington. It awarded 17 bachelors’s design degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
California State University - Chico ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in Chico, California, and it awarded 102 bachelors’s design degrees 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%.
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San Francisco State University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Francisco State University is a large public school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 194 bachelors’s design degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.
With a ranking of #23, Seattle Pacific University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s design degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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San Jose State University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This large school is located in San Jose, California, and it awarded 229 bachelors’s design degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of California - Davis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #25. Davis, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s design degrees to 244 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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