2021 Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
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Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer a bachelor's in design. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great design & applied arts programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the design & applied arts program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The 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 the Best Design Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat.
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2021 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
Check out the design programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Maryville University of Saint Louis has taken the #1 spot in this year's design & applied arts ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. Maryville U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in the Plains States Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. 7,202 of Maryville U students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 6,662 part time students in attendance at Maryville U.
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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population. UMN Twin Cities also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in the Plains States Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at UMN Twin Cities is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,237 students at UMN Twin Cities that take at least one class online. 13,655 of UMN Twin Cities students are attending part time.
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University of Kansas earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population. KU also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in the Plains States Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at KU is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 11,364 students at KU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,657 part time students in attendance at KU.
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Our rankings recognize North Dakota State University - Main Campus as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population. North Dakota State University also made our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #6.
The student loan default rate at North Dakota State University is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,213 students take at least one class online at North Dakota State University. 2,437 of North Dakota State University students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Central Missouri as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at UCM is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,050 students at UCM that take at least one class online. 3,727 students are part time.
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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Minnesota State University - Moorhead. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public school with a small student population. MSU Moorhead also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in the Plains States Region rankings.
About 0.7% of MSU Moorhead students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,426 students at MSU Moorhead that take at least one class online. About 1,748 of the students at MSU Moorhead are attending part time.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Iowa State University. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames. Iowa State also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in the Plains States Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 14,911 students take at least one class online at Iowa State. 3,155 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Bellevue University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. 11,048 of Bellevue University students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 4,014 part time students in attendance at Bellevue University.
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Wichita State University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a large student population.
The student loan default rate at WSU is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,338 students take at least one class online at WSU. 5,241 of WSU students are attending part time.
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Grand View University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Grand View University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Des Moines.
The student loan default rate at Grand View University is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 478 students at Grand View University that take at least one class online. 259 students are part time.
Full Design & Applied Arts at Grand View University Report
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