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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's 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.

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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Colleges.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Master's 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 master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lindenwood University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Charles.

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#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Out of the 7 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Minneapolis College of Art and Design did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for design and applied arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, MCAD is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Wichita State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree design and applied arts programs. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a 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 7 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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