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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in South Dakota

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Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts School for You

Design & Applied Arts is the #51 most popular major in South Dakota with 57 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in South Dakota 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.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Black Hills State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in South Dakota list. BHSU is a small public school located in the town of Spearfish.

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#3

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

Out of the 7 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the # 3 spot on the list. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.

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Out of the 7 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Oglala Lakota College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote area of Kyle, Oglala Lakota College is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Northern State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in South Dakota. NSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Aberdeen.

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Dakota Wesleyan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for design and applied arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Mitchell, Dakota Wesleyan University 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 Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 432
Minnesota 533
Kansas 229
Iowa 481
Nebraska 223
North Dakota 36

Design & Applied Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

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 7 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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