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Kansas City Art Institute Bachelor’s in Design & Applied Arts

36 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$28,236 Average Salary
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Design & Applied Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Kansas City Art Institute. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in design, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Rankings for the Kansas City Art Institute Bachelor’s in Design

#289 in the U.S
#8 in Missouri

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Kansas City Art Institute was ranked #289 on College Factual's Best Schools for design list. It is also ranked #8 in Missouri.

Here are some of the other rankings for Kansas City Art Institute.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts 37
Most Focused Colleges for Design & Applied Arts 48
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts 134
Most Popular Colleges for Design & Applied Arts 194
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 249
Best Design & Applied Arts Schools 289
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income Over $110k) 307
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts 332
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (With Aid) 333
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 335
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Design & Applied Arts Graduates 338
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $48-$75k) 342
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $75-$110k) 343
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $0-$30k) 351
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $30-$48k) 358
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income Over $110k) 417
Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Veterans 431
Highest Paid Design & Applied Arts Graduates 454
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts 461
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (With Aid) 463
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $75-$110k) 465
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $48-$75k) 466
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $0-$30k) 480
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $30-$48k) 485

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Design from Kansas City Art Institute Cost?

$40,100 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Kansas City Art Institute Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at Kansas City Art Institute paid an average of $1,510 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $39,500 $39,500
Fees $600 $600
Books and Supplies $2,000 $2,000
On Campus Room and Board $11,900 $11,900
On Campus Other Expenses $4,250 $4,250

Learn more about Kansas City Art Institute tuition and fees.

Kansas City Art Institute Design Bachelor’s Student Debt

One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Design students who received their bachelor’s degree at Kansas City Art Institute took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 7% lower than the national average of $28,898.

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How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in Design From Kansas City Art Institute?

$28,236 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of design students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Kansas City Art Institute is $28,236 per year. That is 11% lower than the national average of $31,586.

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Does Kansas City Art Institute Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Design?

Kansas City Art Institute does not offer an online option for its design bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Kansas City Art Institute Online Learning page.

Kansas City Art Institute Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Design

36 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
75.0% Women
22.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 36 students received their bachelor’s degree in design. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 75.0% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in design in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 70.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in design at Kansas City Art Institute in 2019-2020, 22.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 32%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 26
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Bachelor’s in Design Focus Areas at Kansas City Art Institute

Design & Applied Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Graphic Design 9
Illustration 23
Game & Interactive Media Design 4

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to design and applied arts.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 8
Fine & Studio Arts 76

View All Design & Applied Arts Related Majors >

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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