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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate School for You

Design & Applied Arts is the #36 most popular major in the country with 36,301 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate 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.

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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for design majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Design & Applied Arts

Our analysis found Iowa State University to be the best school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Iowa State University Report

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best design and applied arts schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 432
Minnesota 533
Kansas 229
Iowa 481
Nebraska 223
North Dakota 36
South Dakota 57

One of 10 majors within the area of study, design and applied arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 averages are for the top 2 schools 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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