by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Washington” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Washington, there were 651 design & applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,954 and $21,276 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 359 design & applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,970 and $20,602 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Washington” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Washington”.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest College of Art & Design landed the #1 spot on the list. 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.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Northwest College of Art & Design
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornish College of the Arts landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 38 degrees to qualified bachelors’s design students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Cornish College of the Arts Design & Applied Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walla Walla University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Washington list. Located in College Place, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s design students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle Pacific University landed the #4 spot on the list. Seattle Pacific University is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s design degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Seattle Pacific University
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue College landed the #5 spot on the list. Bellevue College is a fairly large public school situated in Bellevue, Washington. It awarded 41 bachelors’s design degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Bellevue College
Western Washington University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Washington ranking. WWU is a fairly large school located in Bellingham, Washington that handed out 60 bachelors’s design degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
Seattle University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Washington ranking, coming in at #7. Seattle University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 23 bachelors’s design degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, 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 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Whitworth University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Washington ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Spokane, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s design students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.
Lake Washington Institute of Technology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Washington ranking. Lake Washington Institute of Technology is a small school located in Kirkland, Washington that handed out 13 bachelors’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 full report on Design & Applied Arts at Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Highline College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Washington ranking. Highline College is a public institution located in Des Moines, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Highline College
Central Washington University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Washington ranking, coming in at #11. Ellensburg, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s design degrees to 25 students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Washington State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Washington ranking. Washington State University is a public institution located in Pullman, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Washington list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school awarded 38 degrees to qualified bachelors’s design students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Clover Park Technical College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Washington ranking. Clover Park Technical College is a public institution located in Lakewood, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Clover Park Technical College Design & Applied Arts Report
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