2026 Best Other Design & Applied Arts Schools in the The Plains States Region
Other Design & Applied Arts degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for other design & applied arts students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Other Design & Applied Arts in the The Plains States Region
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the other design & applied arts degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Other Design & Applied Arts
Leading the list is Washington University In St Louis, our #1 school for other design & applied arts. Located in the suburb of St. Louis, Washington University In St Louis is a large private not-for-profit university. The six-year graduation rate is 94%. About 11 other design & applied arts degrees were awarded at Washington University In St Louis in the most recent year. Students who receive their other design & applied arts degree from Washington University In St Louis earn around $33,615 in the first couple years of their career. Washington University In St Louis graduates carry a median of $19,089 in student loans.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 8 schools evaluated.
- 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 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.
