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Most Focused Design And Applied Arts Schools in the The Plains States Region

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Design And Applied Arts is offered at a wide range of schools across the country, but at some it makes up a far larger share of the degrees awarded than at others. The schools below are the most focused on design and applied arts in the The Plains States Region, measured by the share of their degrees in the field.

To build this ranking, College Factual compared the degree focus of the 89 schools in the The Plains States Region offering design and applied arts.

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Most Focused Schools for Design And Applied Arts in the The Plains States Region

Below are the schools where design and applied arts makes up the largest share of degrees in the The Plains States Region.

Top 25 Most Focused Design And Applied Arts Schools

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Stevens Institute Of Business And Arts tops our list of the most focused design and applied arts schools. Stevens Institute Of Business And Arts is a private for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis. At this school, roughly 53% of all degrees awarded are in design and applied arts, or about 20 graduates in the most recent year. See more about design and applied arts at Stevens Institute Of Business And Arts

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Minneapolis College Of Art And Design ranks #2 for design and applied arts by degree focus. Set in the city of Minneapolis, Minneapolis College Of Art And Design is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 45% of all degrees awarded are in design and applied arts, or about 82 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full design and applied arts report for Minneapolis College Of Art And Design

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Kansas City Art Institute is one of the most focused design and applied arts schools, landing the #3 spot this year. Located in the city of Kansas City, Kansas City Art Institute is a private not-for-profit university. Design And Applied Arts accounts for around 42% of the degrees granted here, or about 57 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full design and applied arts report for Kansas City Art Institute

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A rank of #4 makes Minneapolis Community And Technical College one of the most focused schools for design and applied arts. Minneapolis Community And Technical College is a public school located in the city of Minneapolis. At this school, roughly 8% of all degrees awarded are in design and applied arts, or about 117 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full design and applied arts details for Minneapolis Community And Technical College

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Century College
White Bear Lake, MN

A rank of #5 makes Century College one of the most focused schools for design and applied arts. Century College is a public school located in the suburb of White Bear Lake. About 5% of the degrees Century College awards are in design and applied arts, or about 100 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full design and applied arts report for Century College

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St Charles Community College landed the #6 spot among the most focused design and applied arts schools. St Charles Community College is a public school located in the suburb of Cottleville. Design And Applied Arts accounts for around 5% of the degrees granted here, or about 49 graduates in the most recent year. See more about design and applied arts at St Charles Community College

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Dakota County Technical College placed #7 for design and applied arts by degree focus. Set in the rural area of Rosemount, Dakota County Technical College is a public institution. About 4% of the degrees Dakota County Technical College awards are in design and applied arts, or about 37 graduates in the most recent year. See more about design and applied arts at Dakota County Technical College

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Tabor College
Hillsboro, KS

Tabor College comes in at #8 for design and applied arts focus this year. Located in the rural area of Hillsboro, Tabor College is a private not-for-profit university. About 4% of the degrees Tabor College awards are in design and applied arts, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year. See more about design and applied arts at Tabor College

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Mcpherson College
McPherson, KS

Mcpherson College landed the #9 spot among the most focused design and applied arts schools. Located in the town of McPherson, Mcpherson College is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 4% of all degrees awarded are in design and applied arts, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full design and applied arts details for Mcpherson College

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Drury University
Springfield, MO

Drury University landed the #10 spot among the most focused design and applied arts schools. Set in the city of Springfield, Drury University is a private not-for-profit institution. About 4% of the degrees Drury University awards are in design and applied arts, or about 18 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full design and applied arts report for Drury University

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Culver Stockton College comes in at #11 for design and applied arts focus this year. Located in the rural area of Canton, Culver Stockton College is a private not-for-profit university. About 4% of the degrees Culver Stockton College awards are in design and applied arts, or about 9 graduates in the most recent year. See more about design and applied arts at Culver Stockton College

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United Tribes Technical College landed the #12 spot among the most focused design and applied arts schools. United Tribes Technical College is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bismarck. At this school, roughly 4% of all degrees awarded are in design and applied arts, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full design and applied arts details for United Tribes Technical College

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Johnson County Community College placed #13 for design and applied arts by degree focus. Johnson County Community College is a public school located in the city of Overland Park. At this school, roughly 4% of all degrees awarded are in design and applied arts, or about 123 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full design and applied arts report for Johnson County Community College

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Alexandria Technical And Community College placed #14 for design and applied arts by degree focus. Alexandria Technical And Community College is a public school located in the town of Alexandria. About 4% of the degrees Alexandria Technical And Community College awards are in design and applied arts, or about 24 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full design and applied arts details for Alexandria Technical And Community College

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Iowa State University comes in at #15 for design and applied arts focus this year. Iowa State University is a public school located in the city of Ames. Design And Applied Arts accounts for around 4% of the degrees granted here, or about 263 graduates in the most recent year. See more about design and applied arts at Iowa State University

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Dunwoody College Of Technology placed #16 for design and applied arts by degree focus. Set in the city of Minneapolis, Dunwoody College Of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 4% of all degrees awarded are in design and applied arts, or about 17 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full design and applied arts details for Dunwoody College Of Technology

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Metropolitan Community College Area landed the #17 spot among the most focused design and applied arts schools. Located in the city of Omaha, Metropolitan Community College Area is a public university. About 3% of the degrees Metropolitan Community College Area awards are in design and applied arts, or about 95 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full design and applied arts details for Metropolitan Community College Area

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Mid Plains Community College ranked #18 on our list of the most focused design and applied arts schools. Mid Plains Community College is a public school located in the rural area of North Platte. Design And Applied Arts accounts for around 3% of the degrees granted here, or about 9 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full design and applied arts details for Mid Plains Community College

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Oglala Lakota College placed #19 for design and applied arts by degree focus. Located in the rural area of Kyle, Oglala Lakota College is a public university. About 2% of the degrees Oglala Lakota College awards are in design and applied arts, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. See more about design and applied arts at Oglala Lakota College

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Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, IA

Kirkwood Community College ranked #20 on our list of the most focused design and applied arts schools. Set in the city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public institution. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in design and applied arts, or about 54 graduates in the most recent year. See more about design and applied arts at Kirkwood Community College

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Iowa Lakes Community College placed #21 for design and applied arts by degree focus. Located in the town of Estherville, Iowa Lakes Community College is a public university. Design And Applied Arts accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year. See more about design and applied arts at Iowa Lakes Community College

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Black Hills State University ranked #22 on our list of the most focused design and applied arts schools. Black Hills State University is a public school located in the town of Spearfish. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in design and applied arts, or about 10 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full design and applied arts details for Black Hills State University

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Central Community College
Grand Island, NE

Central Community College placed #23 for design and applied arts by degree focus. Set in the city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public institution. About 2% of the degrees Central Community College awards are in design and applied arts, or about 60 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full design and applied arts report for Central Community College

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Missouri Western State University placed #24 for design and applied arts by degree focus. Set in the city of Saint Joseph, Missouri Western State University is a public institution. Design And Applied Arts accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 13 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full design and applied arts details for Missouri Western State University

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North Hennepin Community College landed the #25 spot among the most focused design and applied arts schools. Located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park, North Hennepin Community College is a public university. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in design and applied arts, or about 16 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full design and applied arts details for North Hennepin Community College

Rest of the Top 50 Most Focused Design And Applied Arts Schools

Not far behind, these schools also devote a large share of their degrees to design and applied arts:

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Ridgewater College
Willmar, MN
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College Of The Ozarks
Point Lookout, MO
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Benedictine College
Atchison, KS
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Luther College
Decorah, IA
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Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, MO
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Grand View University
Des Moines, IA
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Webster University
Saint Louis, MO
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Augsburg College
Minneapolis, MN
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Dordt College
Sioux Center, IA
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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These schools also award degrees in design and applied arts and are worth a look:

Rank School Location Design And Applied Arts Degree Focus
#51 Drake University Des Moines, IA 1%
#52 Wayne State College Wayne, NE 1%
#53 Washington University In St Louis St. Louis, MO 1%
#54 University Of Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN 1%
#55 Minnesota State Community And Technical College Fergus Falls, MN 1%
#56 Central Lakes College Brainerd Brainerd, MN 1%
#57 Rasmussen College Minnesota St. Cloud, MN 1%
#58 Bellevue University Bellevue, NE 1.0%
#59 University Of Nebraska Lincoln Lincoln, NE 1.0%
#60 Doane College Crete Crete, NE 1.0%
#61 Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN 1.0%
#62 University Of Kansas Lawrence, KS 1.0%
#63 Park University Parkville, MO 0.9%
#64 Western Iowa Tech Community College Sioux City, IA 0.9%
#65 Iowa Central Community College Fort Dodge, IA 0.9%
#66 Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN 0.7%
#67 Bethel University Minnesota Saint Paul, MN 0.6%
#68 Saint Ambrose University Davenport, IA 0.6%
#69 North Dakota State University Main Campus Fargo, ND 0.6%
#70 Northeast Community College Norfolk, NE 0.6%
#71 Southeast Community College Area Lincoln, NE 0.6%
#72 Missouri State University Springfield Springfield, MO 0.6%
#73 Wichita State University Wichita, KS 0.6%
#74 University Of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO 0.5%
#75 University Of Nebraska At Kearney Kearney, NE 0.5%
#76 Hibbing Community College A Technical And Community College Hibbing, MN 0.5%
#77 Wichita Area Technical College Wichita, KS 0.4%
#78 Concordia University Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN 0.4%
#79 Columbia College Missouri Columbia, MO 0.4%
#80 Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO 0.4%
#81 University Of South Dakota Vermillion, SD 0.4%
#82 University Of Missouri Kansas City Kansas City, MO 0.4%
#83 Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO 0.4%
#84 Minnesota State University Mankato Mankato, MN 0.3%
#85 Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS 0.3%
#86 Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN 0.3%
#87 Metropolitan Community College Kansas City Kansas City, MO 0.3%
#88 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 0.2%
#89 Creighton University Omaha, NE 0.2%

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).

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