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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for design majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the most popular 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 college with a very large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in design at Iowa State, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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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 place for design and applied arts students working on their graduate certificate. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at University of Kansas

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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