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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri

22 Colleges
$33,319 Avg Salary
$28,541 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in Missouri to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Design & Applied Arts program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for design majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found Washington University in St Louis to be the most popular school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Missouri. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 84% of the design majors at the school.

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#2

Kansas City Art Institute

Kansas City, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas City Art Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Kansas City, Kansas City Art Institute is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 75% of the design majors at the school.

Design majors at Kansas City Art Institute take out an average of $28,288 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maryville University of Saint Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Maryville U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 86% of the design majors at the school.

Design majors at Maryville U take out an average of $25,543 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Central Missouri is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 86% of the design majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that design majors at UCM take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,534.

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Out of the 22 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 5 spot on the list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Women make up 72% of the design majors at the school.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Missouri State University - Springfield Report

#6

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for design and applied arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Of the 24 students majoring in design at Webster, 67% are male and 33% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, design majors at Webster accumulate an average of around $23,831 in student debt.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Webster University Report

#7

Park University

Parkville, MO

Park University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.

About 77% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 23% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, Northwest Missouri State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Maryville.

About 77% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 23% are male.

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Missouri Western State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for design and applied arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Missouri Western is a small public school located in the small city of Saint Joseph.

Women make up 75% of the design majors at the school.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Missouri Western State University Report

#10

Drury University

Springfield, MO

Drury University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for design and applied arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Drury University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 30% are male.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Drury University Report

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Colleges 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 22 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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