Bachelor Degree of Design and Applied Arts in California Best Colleges 2026

Details of all Colleges and Universities offering Bachelor Degree of Design and Applied Arts in California are given here, inlcuding name of the school, degree program, annual fee, acceptance rate and average SAT Score. The schools and colleges are ranked by Graduate's Median Earning. Hence you know the best colleges in terms of Graduate's earnings.

55 Best Colleges for Bachelor Degree of Design and Applied Arts in California 2026

College	City	Category	Acceptance Rate	Graduate Median Earning
College	City	Category	Acceptance Rate	Graduate Median Earning
University of Southern California	Los Angeles	Private Sector	10.02%	92498
University of San Francisco	San Francisco	Private Sector	50.77%	89812
University of California-San Diego	La Jolla	Public Sector	24.52%	84943
Dominican University of California	San Rafael	Private Sector	95.62%	84713
University of California-Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Public Sector	8.73%	82511
University of California-Davis	Davis	Public Sector	41.63%	80838
University of California-Irvine	Irvine	Public Sector	25.57%	80735
San Jose State University	San Jose	Public Sector	80.23%	78988
University of the Pacific	Stockton	Private Sector	94.86%	78445
Notre Dame de Namur University	Belmont	Private Sector	0%	74576
University of Redlands	Redlands	Private Sector	80.92%	72690
Mount Saint Mary's University	Los Angeles	Private Sector	68.72%	72379
Art Center College of Design	Pasadena	Private Sector	74.98%	71958
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	Pomona	Public Sector	73.7%	71902
Pacific Union College	Angwin	Private Sector	42.48%	70484
Chapman University	Orange	Private Sector	55.61%	70070
Newschool of Architecture and Design	San Diego	Private Sector	100%	68891
University of California-Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz	Public Sector	62.54%	68396
San Francisco State University	San Francisco	Public Sector	96.15%	68077
Azusa Pacific University	Azusa	Private Sector	79.48%	66677
Woodbury University	Burbank	Private Sector	72.87%	65668
University of La Verne	La Verne	Private Sector	48.48%	65464
Concordia University-Irvine	Irvine	Private Sector	59.86%	65083
San Diego State University	San Diego	Public Sector	34.44%	64909
California State University-Sacramento	Sacramento	Public Sector	93.62%	64876
California State University-Long Beach	Long Beach	Public Sector	47.12%	64403
California State University-Chico	Chico	Public Sector	93.72%	64172
Point Loma Nazarene University	San Diego	Private Sector	81.76%	63998
La Sierra University	Riverside	Private Sector	93.3%	61824
California Baptist University	Riverside	Private Sector	73.57%	61504
California State University-Fresno	Fresno	Public Sector	96.38%	61244
California State University-San Bernardino	San Bernardino	Public Sector	98.25%	59977
California State University-Monterey Bay	Seaside	Public Sector	94.83%	59247
California State University-Northridge	Northridge	Public Sector	93.15%	59115
Fresno Pacific University	Fresno	Private Sector	57.52%	58896
Otis College of Art and Design	Los Angeles	Private Sector	83.98%	58152
California State University-Dominguez Hills	Carson	Public Sector	91.32%	57162
Biola University	La Mirada	Private Sector	60.08%	56778
Interior Designers Institute	Newport Beach	Private Sector	100%	54974
University of Silicon Valley	San Jose	Private Sector	51.31%	51017
FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising	Los Angeles	Private Sector	41.5%	49840
California College of the Arts	San Francisco	Private Sector	73.4%	49414
Laguna College of Art and Design	Laguna Beach	Private Sector	77.61%	47867
Design Institute of San Diego	San Diego	Private Sector	87.5%	46920
California College of ASU	Los Angeles	Private Sector	100%	42014
California Institute of the Arts	Valencia	Private Sector	25.95%	41198
Platt College-Los Angeles	Alhambra	Private Sector	100%	40669
Platt College-Riverside	Riverside	Private Sector	100%	40669
Platt College-Ontario	Ontario	Private Sector	100%	40669
Academy of Art University	San Francisco	Private Sector	100%	39008