2026 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Montana
Design & Applied Arts is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 5 schools to find the best for design & applied arts students.
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Featured Design & Applied Arts Programs
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AA in Digital Photography
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BA in Digital Photography
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Best Schools for Design & Applied Arts in Montana
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall design & applied arts education in Montana.
Top Schools in Design & Applied Arts
No school ranked higher than Montana State University this year for design & applied arts. This large public university is located in the city of Bozeman. About 57% of students finish within six years. There were roughly 23 design & applied arts students who graduated with this degree at Montana State University in the most recent data year. Design & Applied Arts graduates of Montana State University earn a median of $36,931 early in their careers. Montana State University graduates carry a median of $18,880 in student loans.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 5 schools evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
