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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Missouri

27 Colleges
$29,453 Avg Salary
$24,227 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in Missouri to see which programs were the most popular 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.

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 degree in Missouri. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that design majors at WUSTL take out is $15,808.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Washington University in St Louis Report

#2

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Saint Louis Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, design graduates from Saint Louis Community College take out $12,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#3

Kansas City Art Institute

Kansas City, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kansas City Art Institute. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, Kansas City Art Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Design majors at Kansas City Art Institute take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent programs at Maryville University of Saint Louis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in Missouri. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

After completing their degree, design graduates from Maryville U carry an average student debt load of $24,324.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Central Missouri is a great place for design and applied arts students. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Design majors at UCM take out an average of $26,970 in student loans while working on their egree.

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With a ranking of #6, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.

On average, design graduates from Missouri State take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#7

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Missouri ranking. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Design majors at Webster take out an average of $20,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#8

St Charles Community College

Cottleville, MO

St Charles Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Missouri list. SCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Cottleville.

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#9

Park University

Parkville, MO

With a ranking of #9, Park University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

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Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in Missouri ranking. MCC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Kansas City.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City Report

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools 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 27 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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