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2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$25,978 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, design and applied arts was ranked #91 in the country. In fact 1,979 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Best Value Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for design students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Design & Applied Arts

Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the best value school in the Plains States Region for design and applied arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 a year.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great value for design and applied arts students working on their graduate certificate. KU is a very large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at KU are $25,007 per year.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best design and applied arts colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 13
Minnesota 18
Iowa 13
Kansas 7

One of 9 majors within the area of study, design and applied arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Design

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music 7,675
Fine & Studio Arts 3,224
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,704
Drama & Theater Arts 1,699
Arts & Media Management 1,184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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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