by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Kansas” ranking.
Design & Applied Arts is the 36th most popular major in the country with 36,301 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, design and applied arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,426 and had an average of $25,481 in loans still to pay off.
Across Kansas, there were 284 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,059 and $25,248 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 137 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,562 and $28,681 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Kansas” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in design and applied arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in design and applied arts.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Kansas”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McPherson College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Kansas list. McPherson College is located in McPherson, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s design degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tabor College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Kansas. Tabor is located in Hillsboro, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s design degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, MidAmerica Nazarene University landed the #3 spot on the list. MidAmerica Nazarene University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Olathe, Kansas. It awarded 8 bachelors’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bethel College - North Newton. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Kansas list. Bethel College - North Newton is a small school located in North Newton, Kansas that handed out 1 bachelors’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Kansas. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s design degrees to 69 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #6, Wichita State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Kansas list. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s design degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Rasmussen University - Kansas ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Kansas list. This small school is located in Topeka, Kansas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Rasmussen University - Kansas Design & Applied Arts Report
With a ranking of #8, Bethany College Kansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Kansas list. Bethany College Kansas is a small school located in Lindsborg, Kansas that handed out 1 bachelors’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
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Kansas Wesleyan University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Kansas ranking. This small school is located in Salina, Kansas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
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Kansas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Kansas ranking, coming in at #10. Kansas State University is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Kansas State University
With a ranking of #11, Pittsburg State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Kansas list. Pitt State is a medium-sized school located in Pittsburg, Kansas that handed out 4 bachelors’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwestern College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Kansas ranking. Winfield, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s design degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Benedictine College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in Kansas ranking, coming in at #12. Benedictine College is located in Atchison, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s design degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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