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Design Schools in Colorado

Colorado contains 39 schools that offer design programs. University of Denver, the highest-ranking design school in CO, has a total student population of 11,644 and is the 148th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 39 design schools in Colorado, only 8 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Platt College comes out as the most expensive ($41,227/yr), with Colorado Mountain College as the lowest recorded at only $6,996/yr.

Design students from Colorado 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 Colorado alone, there are 1,030 employed floral designers earning an average yearly salary of $26,510. Interior designers in this state earn $47,330/yr and there are 1,160 employed.

Also, within the design schools in Colorado, the average student population is 3,182 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1. Aside from design, there are 2501 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 3,103 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,337, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Design Programs in Colorado

University of Denver

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

University of Northern Colorado

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Colorado at Boulder

• Environmental Design/Architecture
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Colorado State University

• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy

• Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Glenwood Beauty Academy

• Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Xenon International Academy

• Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Delta Montrose Technical College

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Emily Griffith Opportunity School

• Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Hair Dynamics Education Center

• Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Pickens Technical College

• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Colorado Technical University

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

Cheeks International Academy of Beauty Culture

• Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Jones International University

• MEd in e-Learning Technology and Design
  

The Art Institute of Colorado

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Design and Applied Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Industrial Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Cheeks International Academy of Beauty Culture

• Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Trinidad State Junior College

• Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Metropolitan State College of Denver

• Industrial Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Mesa State College

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

International Salon and Spa Academy

• Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Northeastern Junior College

• Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

ITT Technical Institute-Thornton

• 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

Cuttin' Up Beauty Academy

• Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Westwood College-Denver North

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Colorado Technical University

• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

Aims Community College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Platt College

• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

Colorado Mountain College

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

College America-Denver

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Front Range Community College

• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Pikes Peak Community College

• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Red Rocks Community College

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Pueblo Community College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Arapahoe Community College

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Community College of Denver

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

University of Phoenix-Denver Campus

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Westwood College-Denver South

• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

National American University-Colorado Springs

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

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Colorado Interesting Facts

• ""Beulah red" is the name of the red marble that gives the Colorado State Capitol its distinctive splendor. Cutting, polishing, and installing the marble in the Capitol took six years, from 1894 to 1900. All of the "Beulah red" marble in the world went into the Capitol. It cannot be replaced, at any price."
• Colorado is the only state in history, to turn down the Olympics. In 1976 the Winter Olympics were planned to be held in Denver. 62% of all state Voters choose at almost the last minute not to host the Olympics, because of the cost, pollution and population boom it would have on the State Of Colorado, and the City of Denver.
• The United States Air Force Academy is located in Colorado Springs.
• The world's largest flat-top mountain is in Grand Mesa.
• In Fruita, the town folk celebrate 'Mike the Headless Chicken Day'. Seems that a farmer named L.A. Olsen cut off Mike's head on September 10, 1945 in anticipation of a chicken dinner - and Mike lived for another 4 years without a head.

Top National Parks in Colorado:

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• Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park »

Famous State Residents:

• Glenn Miller »
• Zachery Ty Bryan »
• Tim Allen »

See Also

• Design Information
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• Online Design Schools
• Online Design Programs
• Online Design Courses
• Online Design Certifications

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