2022 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in Oregon

Design & Applied Arts is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #18 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in Oregon ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 117 associate degrees in design and applied arts during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Design & Applied Arts School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of school for getting your associate degree in design matters. We created our Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in Oregon ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of design and applied arts students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Design & Applied Arts Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for design and applied arts.

Most Popular Schools for Associate Students to Study Design & Applied Arts in Oregon

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for design and applied arts students seeking a an associate degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Design Students Working on Their Associate

1

Portland Community College
Portland, OR

50 Annual Associate Degrees

#1 Best Quality In OR

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in design and applied arts needs to look into Portland Community College. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for associate degrees in design and applied arts in Oregon.

There were about 50 design and applied arts students who graduated with this degree at Portland Community College in the most recent data year.

Students who graduate with their associate from the design program report average early career earnings of $28,600.

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2

Mt. Hood Community College
Gresham, OR

29 Annual Associate Degrees

#3 Best Quality In OR

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Mt. Hood Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in design and applied arts. MHCC is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Gresham. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for associate degrees in design and applied arts in Oregon.

There were roughly 29 design and applied arts students who graduated with this degree at MHCC in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

Lane Community College
Eugene, OR

17 Annual Associate Degrees

#4 Best Quality In OR

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in design and applied arts needs to look into Lane Community College. Located in the rural area of Eugene, Lane Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for associate degrees in design and applied arts in Oregon.

There were roughly 17 design and applied arts individuals who graduated with this degree at Lane Community College in the most recent data year.

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4

Rogue Community College
Grants Pass, OR

10 Annual Associate Degrees

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in design and applied arts has to look into Rogue Community College. Rogue Community College is a small public college located in the rural area of Grants Pass.

There were roughly 10 design and applied arts individuals who graduated with this degree at Rogue Community College in the most recent data year.

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5

Chemeketa Community College
Salem, OR

8 Annual Associate Degrees

#2 Best Quality In OR

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Chemeketa Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the midsize suburb of Salem. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for associate degrees in design and applied arts in Oregon.

There were approximately 8 design and applied arts students who graduated with this degree at Chemeketa Community College in the most recent data year.

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6

Linn-Benton Community College
Albany, OR

3 Annual Associate Degrees

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Albany, LBCC is a public college with a small student population.

There were roughly 3 design and applied arts individuals who graduated with this degree at LBCC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	179	1,218
Washington	126	201
Nevada	109	74
Hawaii	57	5

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Design & Applied Arts Related Rankings by Major

Design & Applied Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Design Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Commercial & Advertising Art	31
Interior Design	26
Graphic Design	21
Game & Interactive Media Design	16
Visual Communications	15
Commercial Photography	8

Most Popular Majors Related to Design

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music	23
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	16
Fine & Studio Arts	10
Drama & Theater Arts	4

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.