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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Kansas

19 Colleges
$33,059 Avg Salary
$25,248 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, 229 degrees and certificates were awarded to design and applied arts students who went to a Kansas college or university. This makes it the #40 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Kansas ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in Kansas 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Colleges.

#1

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Johnson County Community College the most popular school in Kansas for design and applied arts students. Located in the city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, design graduates from JCCC take out $11,449 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

The excellent programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in Kansas. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that design majors at KU take out is $24,500. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $283.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wichita State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Kansas list. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that design majors at WSU take out is $28,500.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Kansas list. WSU Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Wichita.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washburn Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Kansas list. Located in the medium-sized city of Topeka, Washburn Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

The excellent programs at Kansas State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in Kansas. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

Design majors at K -State take out an average of $23,454 in student loans while working on their egree.

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MidAmerica Nazarene University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Kansas ranking. Located in the suburb of Olathe, MNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

McPherson College

McPherson, KS

McPherson College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular design and applied arts programs. Located in the town of McPherson, McPherson College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Rasmussen University - Kansas did quite well on this year’s most popular 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 small student population.

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

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#10

Tabor College

Hillsboro, KS

Tabor College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Kansas ranking. Located in the town of Hillsboro, Tabor is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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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
Missouri 432
Minnesota 533
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.

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 19 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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