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405 Hilgard Ave, Los Angeles, California 90095-1405
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University Park, Los Angeles, California 90089
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One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616-8678
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24255 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu, California 90263
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1156 High St, Santa Cruz, California 95064-1011
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One University Dr., Orange, California 92866
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2130 Fulton St, San Francisco, California 94117-1080
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3601 Pacific Ave, Stockton, California 95211-0197
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1717 S Chestnut Ave, Fresno, California 93702-4709
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8432 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, California 92504-3297
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9045 Lincoln Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90045-3505
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One Angwin Ave, Angwin, California 94508-9707
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50 Acacia Ave, San Rafael, California 94901-2298
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800 Chestnut St, San Francisco, California 94133-2299
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1500 Ralston Ave, Belmont, California 94002-1908
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730 N. Euclid St, Anaheim, California 92801
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1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, California 90840-0115
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800 N State College Blvd, Fullerton, California 92831-3599
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1000 South Fremont Avenue, A9w, Alhambra, California 91803
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3700 Inland Empire Boulevard, Ontario, California 91764
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14519 W.Sylvan Street, Van Nuys, California 91411
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3801 W Temple Ave, Pomona, California 91768
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600 F St, Martinez, California 94553-3298
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1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco, California 94132
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5451 Lemon Hill Ave, Sacramento, California 95824-1529
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380 Civic Dr Ste 300, Pleasant Hill, California 94523
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First and Normal Sts, Chico, California 95929-0150
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1 Washington Sq, San Jose, California 95192-0001
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3900 Lomaland Dr, San Diego, California 92106-2899
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5200 Valentine Rd, Ventura, California 93003-0000
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6201 San Ignacio, San Jose, California 95119
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3491 E. Concours Ave, Ontario, California 91764
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5015 Eagle Rock Blvd Ste 302, Los Angeles, California 90041
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6000 J St, Sacramento, California 95819-2694
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919 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, California 90015-1421
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24700 W McBean Pky, Valencia, California 91355-2397
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1354 S Hill St, Los Angeles, California 90015-3040
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7650 Mission Valley Road, San Diego, California 92108-4423
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5250 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, California 91601
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1923 Morena Blvd, San Diego, California 92110-3555
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1249 F St, San Diego, California 92101
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1321 Alameda Padre Serra, Santa Barbara, California 93108
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1700 Lida St, Pasadena, California 91103
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1033 S Broadway St, Los Angeles, California 90015-4001
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6001 Shellmound, Emeryville, California 94608
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16916 S. Harlan Rd, Lathrop, California 95330
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564 W Herndon, Clovis, California 93612
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21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, California 95014
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6435 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90048
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5212 Broadway, Oakland, California 94618-1487
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Design Schools in California

California contains 187 schools that offer design programs. University of California-Los Angeles, the highest-ranking design school in CA, has a total student population of 38,550 and is the 7th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 187 design schools in California, only 12 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Brooks Institute comes out as the most expensive ($51,223/yr), with De Anza College as the lowest recorded at only $3,899/yr.

Design students from California schools who go on to become interior designers, architecture designers, designers, graphic designers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 46,010 people working as interior designers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $51,990. Also, Floral designers make on average $24,940 per year and there are about 51,470 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the California alone, there are 3,510 employed floral designers earning an average yearly salary of $29,210. Interior designers in this state earn $58,120/yr and there are 5,700 employed.

Also, within the design schools in California, the average student population is 4,206 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from design, there are 18354 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 4,230 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $1,817, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Design Programs in California


University of California-Los Angeles
  • Design and Applied Arts, Other
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
University of Southern California
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
    Levels offered: Bachelors
University of California-Davis
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Pepperdine University
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
    Levels offered: Bachelors
University of California-Santa Cruz
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Chapman University
  • Graphic Design
    Levels offered: Bachelors
University of San Francisco
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
    Levels offered: Masters
  • Educational/Instructional Media Design
    Levels offered: Masters
  • Graphic Design
    Levels offered: Bachelors
University of the Pacific
  • Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
    Levels offered: Masters, PhD
Fresno Pacific University
  • Educational/Instructional Media Design
    Levels offered: Masters
California Baptist University
  • Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Otis College of Art and Design
  • Environmental Design/Architecture
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Design and Applied Arts, Other
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Fashion/Apparel Design
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Graphic Design
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Industrial Design
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Pacific Union College
  • Graphic Design
    Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
Dominican University of California
  • Graphic Design
    Levels offered: Bachelors
San Francisco Art Institute
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
    Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters
Notre Dame de Namur University
  • Educational/Instructional Media Design
    Levels offered: Masters
  • Graphic Design
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Bethesda Christian University
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
California State University-Long Beach
  • Design and Applied Arts, Other
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Industrial Design
    Levels offered: Bachelors
California State University-Fullerton
  • Educational/Instructional Media Design
    Levels offered: Masters
Platt College-Los Angeles
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
    Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
Platt College-Ontario
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
    Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
Los Angeles ORT College-Van Nuys
  • Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
    Levels offered: Certificate
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
  • Graphic Design
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Martinez Adult Education
  • CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
    Levels offered: Certificate
San Francisco State University
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Interior Design
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Charles A. Jones Skills and Business Education Center
  • Interior Design
    Levels offered: Certificate
Western Career College-Pleasant Hill
  • Graphic Design
    Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
California State University-Chico
  • Educational/Instructional Media Design
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
San Jose State University
  • Graphic Design
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Industrial Design
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Interior Design
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Point Loma Nazarene University
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Fashion/Apparel Design
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Graphic Design
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Interior Design
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Ventura Adult and Continuing Education
  • Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
Western Career College-San Jose
  • Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
    Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
  • Graphic Design
    Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
Westech College
  • Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
    Levels offered: Certificate
Career College Consultants
  • Graphic Design
    Levels offered: Certificate
California State University-Sacramento
  • Graphic Design
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Interior Design
    Levels offered: Bachelors
The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
    Levels offered: Associates
  • Fashion/Apparel Design
    Levels offered: Associates
  • Graphic Design
    Levels offered: Associates
  • Interior Design
    Levels offered: Associates
California Institute of the Arts
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
    Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
    Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters
Coast Career Institute
  • Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry
    Levels offered: Certificate
The Art Institute of California-San Diego
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Fashion/Apparel Design
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Graphic Design
    Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
  • Interior Design
    Levels offered: Bachelors
The Art Institute of California-Hollywood
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
    Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
  • Fashion/Apparel Design
    Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
  • Graphic Design
    Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
  • Industrial Design
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Interior Design
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Fashion Careers College
  • Fashion/Apparel Design
    Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
Newschool of Architecture and Design
  • Environmental Design/Architecture
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Brooks Institute
  • Graphic Design
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Art Center College of Design
  • Environmental Design/Architecture
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
    Levels offered: Masters
  • Graphic Design
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Industrial Design
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
Virginia Sewing Machines and School Center
  • Fashion/Apparel Design
    Levels offered: Certificate
Western Career College-Emeryville
  • Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
    Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
ITT Technical Institute-Lathrop
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
    Levels offered: Associates
  • CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
    Levels offered: Associates
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
    Levels offered: Associates
Institute of Technology Inc
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
    Levels offered: Certificate
De Anza College
  • Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
  • Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
    Levels offered: Certificate
  • Graphic Design
    Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
Los Angeles ORT Technical Institute
  • Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
California College of the Arts
  • Furniture Design and Manufacturing
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
    Levels offered: Masters
  • Fashion/Apparel Design
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Graphic Design
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Industrial Design
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Interior Design
    Levels offered: Bachelors

California Interesting Facts

  • California's Mount Whitney measures as the highest peak in the lower 48 states. Its most famous climb is Mount Whitney Trail to the 14,495 feet summit. Wilderness permits are required.
  • In 1925 a giant sequoia located in California's Kings Canyon National Park was named the nation's national Christmas tree. The tree is over 300 feet in height.
  • More turkeys are raised in California than in any other state in the United States.
  • Pacific Park, on the venerable Santa Monica Pier, re-creates the amusement parks once dotting the ocean areas along the Pacific Coast. Featured are 11 amusement rides including the 1910-vintage hand-carved merry-go-round appearing in the movie "The Sting."
  • Alpine County is the eighth smallest of California's 58 counties. It has no high school, ATMs, dentists, banks, or traffic lights.
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