by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in South Dakota” 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 South Dakota, there were 61 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,721 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in South Dakota” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in design and applied arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their design and applied arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in South Dakota”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oglala Lakota College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in South Dakota. Oglala Lakota College is a small school located in Kyle, South Dakota that handed out 3 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Oglala Lakota College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in South Dakota list. South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 48 ’s design degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at South Dakota State
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Black Hills State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in South Dakota. BHSU is a public institution located in Spearfish, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Black Hills State University
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and it awarded 1 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Dakota. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in South Dakota. Located in Vermillion, South Dakota, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified ’s design students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of South Dakota Design & Applied Arts Report
With a ranking of #6, Dakota Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in South Dakota list. Mitchell, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s design degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 Design & Applied Arts at Dakota Wesleyan University
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