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2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Kansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$5,780 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,224 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 229 degrees and certificates were awarded to design and applied arts students who went to a Kansas college or university. This makes it the #40 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Kansas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Kansas to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for design students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Kansas

Check out the design associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Kansas Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Design & Applied Arts

#1

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Johnson County Community College the best value school in Kansas for design and applied arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

JCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,688 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, design graduates from JCCC carry an average student debtload of $14,972.

JCCC also made our Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Kansas list, coming in at #3.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Johnson County Community College Report

#2

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

Out of the 2 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Washburn University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Washburn University are $8,872 per year.

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Best Value Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 432
Minnesota 533
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.

Majors Similar to Design

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.

  • 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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