by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Product Design Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,792 people earned their degree in industrial design, making the major the 304th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 88 industrial design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 5 industrial design graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Product Design Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in industrial design. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular industrial design programs in the United States.
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The product design school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Product Design Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree product design students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wichita State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Product Design Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s. Wichita State University is a fairly large school located in Wichita, Kansas that handed out 4 masters’s product design degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Product Design Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s product design students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Industrial Design at Iowa State University
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Product Design Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Kansas is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 0 masters’s product design degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Product Design Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. K -State is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Industrial Design at Kansas State University
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