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Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri

2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$26,986 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,319 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 432 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, design and applied arts is the #45 most popular major in Missouri.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Missouri to see which bachelor's 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Design & Applied Arts

Our analysis found Missouri State University - Springfield to be the best value school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Missouri. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

Missouri State undergraduate students pay an average of $8,294 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 9 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UCM undergraduate students pay an average of $9,078 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, design graduates from UCM carry an average student debtload of $25,534.

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#3

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Lindenwood University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value design and applied arts schools in Missouri. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Charles.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lindenwood University are $18,640 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Stevens - The Institute of Business & Arts is a great value for design and applied arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, Siba is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Siba are $13,680 per year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Maryville University of Saint Louis helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value design and applied arts schools in Missouri. Maryville U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Maryville U are $27,166 a year. The average amount in student loans that design majors at Maryville U take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,543.

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Stephens College

Columbia, MO

Stephens College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree design and applied arts programs. Stephens is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stephens are $24,570 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Stephens also did well on our Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree design and applied arts programs. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Webster are $28,700 a year. On average, design graduates from Webster take out $23,831 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Washington University in St Louis landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree design and applied arts programs. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WUSTL are $58,866 per year.

WUSTL also made our Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #1.

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#9

Kansas City Art Institute

Kansas City, MO

Kansas City Art Institute came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the city of Kansas City, Kansas City Art Institute is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kansas City Art Institute are $40,575 per year. On average, design graduates from Kansas City Art Institute take out $28,288 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
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 9 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).

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