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Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Iowa

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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Iowa

1 College
$23,224 Avg Salary
$17,798 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree School for You

With 481 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, design and applied arts is the #21 most popular major in Iowa.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 1 schools in Iowa to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

The following school tops our list of the Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree School

Our analysis found Des Moines Area Community College to be the best school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in Iowa. DMACC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ankeny.

On average, design graduates from DMACC take out $16,657 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Des Moines Area Community College

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 432
Minnesota 533
Kansas 229
Nebraska 223
North Dakota 36
South Dakota 57

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Music 25,910
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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