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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Interior Design (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

7 Ranked Colleges
115 Degrees Awarded
$13,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Interior Design Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Interior Design Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Interior Design is the 158th most popular major in the country with 5,693 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 415 interior design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 115 interior design graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Interior Design Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in interior design. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality interior design programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the interior design program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Interior Design Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Interior Design Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Interior Design (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Interior Design Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Metropolitan Community College is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MCC also made our “Best Interior Design Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Metropolitan Community College is $8,132 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Interior Design students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alexandria Technical & Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Interior Design Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. ATCC is located in Alexandria, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 associates’s interior design degrees to qualified students.

ATCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Interior Design Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $16,365 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Interior Design students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Alexandria Technical & Community College.

Read more about Interior Design at ATCC

#3

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, Missouri
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Interior Design Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s interior design degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

Saint Louis Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Interior Design Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Saint Louis Community College is $10,350 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Interior Design students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Interior Design at Saint Louis Community College

#4

Century College

White Bear Lake, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Century College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Interior Design Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. White Bear Lake, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s interior design degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

Century College also made our “Best Interior Design Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Century College is $13,798 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Interior Design students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#5

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, Kansas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johnson County Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Interior Design Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This fairly large school is located in Overland Park, Kansas, and it awarded 19 associates’s interior design degrees in 2019-2020.

JCCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Interior Design Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $15,618 for plains states region associate degree interior design students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Johnson County Community College.

Read more about Interior Design at JCCC

#6

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, Iowa
#6 in overall quality

Kirkwood Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Interior Design Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Cedar Rapids, Iowa is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s interior design degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Kirkwood Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Interior Design Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Kirkwood Community College is $14,055 for plains states region associate degree interior design students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Kirkwood Community College Interior Design Report

#7

Dakota County Technical College

Rosemount, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

Dakota County Technical College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interior Design Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Dakota County Technical College is a small public school situated in Rosemount, Minnesota. It awarded 13 associates’s interior design degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DCTC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Interior Design Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $13,364 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Interior Design students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend DCTC.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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