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

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 analysis found Bellevue University to be the most popular school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue an online degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly 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

Out of the 10 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Upper Iowa University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit college 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mid-Plains Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mid-Plains Community College is a small public school located in the town of North Platte.

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#4

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

Out of the 10 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a moderately-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 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

With a ranking of #6, North Hennepin Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for design and applied arts students. North Hennepin Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.

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Rasmussen University - North Dakota landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best design and applied arts programs. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a fairly 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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Rasmussen University - Kansas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Topeka, Rasmussen University - Kansas is a private for-profit school 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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