2024 Best Graphic Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri

Ranked #84 in popularity, graphic design is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Graphic Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 114 bachelor's degrees in graphic design during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Graphic Design School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The graphic design bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to graphic design students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other graphic design students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized graphic design related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for graphic design students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Graphic Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

 

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Graphic Design in Missouri

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in graphic design.

Top Missouri Schools for a Bachelor's in Graphic Design

1

Maryville University of Saint Louis
Saint Louis, MO

18 Annual Graduates

Maryville University of Saint Louis is a good option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in graphic design. Maryville U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from Maryville University of Saint Louis

2

Webster University
Saint Louis, MO

11 Annual Graduates

Webster University is a good option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in graphic design. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from Webster University

3

Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City, MO

17 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Kansas City Art Institute if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in graphic design. Kansas City Art Institute is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from Kansas City Art Institute

Best Graphic Design Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Graphic Design Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	446	171
Iowa	403	144
Kansas	352	45
Nebraska	331	119
North Dakota	251	10
South Dakota	237	30

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Graphic Design Related Rankings by Major

One of 9 majors within the Design & Applied Arts area of study, Graphic Design has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Graphic Design

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Visual Communications	94
Interior Design	41
Illustration	32
Commercial & Advertising Art	25
Game & Interactive Media Design	21
Fashion Design	17

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.