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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Montana

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Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts School for You

With 25 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, design and applied arts is the #83 most popular major in Montana.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Montana ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Montana to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

Our analysis found Montana State University to be the most popular school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a degree in Montana. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Flathead Valley Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Montana list. Located in the rural area of Kalispell, Flathead Valley Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Peck Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Fort Peck Community College is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of Poplar.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Montana. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Montana list. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montana State University - Northern. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Montana list. Located in the town of Havre, Montana State University - Northern is a public school with a small student population.

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Helena College University of Montana landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular design and applied arts programs. Located in the remote town of Helena, Helena College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 316
Utah 569
Idaho 125
Wyoming 22

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 6 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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