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2023 Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Plains States Region

10 Colleges
$31,239 Avg Salary
$24,704 Avg Student Debt

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online design programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#1

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Our 2023 rankings named Bellevue University the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for design and applied arts students. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Design majors at Bellevue University take out an average of $29,510 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Upper Iowa University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Design majors at UIU take out an average of $42,612 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#3

Mid-Plains Community College

North Platte, NE

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mid-Plains Community College is a great place for design and applied arts students pursuing an online degree. Mid-Plains Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of North Platte.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Mid-Plains Community College Report

#4

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

The excellent online programs at University of South Dakota helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent online programs at Riverland Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the distant town of Austin, Riverland Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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#6

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, MN

North Hennepin Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. North Hennepin Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.

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With a ranking of #7, Rasmussen University - North Dakota did quite well on this year’s best schools for design and applied arts students. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.

On average, design graduates from Rasmussen University - North Dakota take out $31,792 in student loans while working on their degree.

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With a ranking of #7, Rasmussen University - Kansas did quite well on this year’s best schools for design and applied arts students. Located in the rural area of Topeka, Rasmussen University - Kansas is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Design majors at Rasmussen University - Kansas take out an average of $31,792 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Rasmussen University - Minnesota landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best design and applied arts programs. Located in the city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, design majors at Rasmussen University - Minnesota accumulate an average of around $31,792 in student debt.

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Explore the most popular online design and applied arts colleges 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

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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 10 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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